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RHEMA 6/12/99: A LESSON IN RECONCILIATION
HEARD: What's the story called? Meet again.
Reconciliation. Wound. Peace maker.
[I thought about a non Christian business associate that
had been angry with me and I suddenly realized that her
wound over the falling out was deeper than her anger.]
HEARD: Exactly. Show her you care.
Obedient. A new set of rules. Far reaching effects.
Greater grace is coming. For you. Even though you don't
know what's coming.
PRAYER: Lord grant all those who have had falling
outs in relationships to meet again for reconciliation,
so that there may be an opportunity to be peacemakers,
showing that we care. Grant that the old wounds will be
purged and cleansed all for the sake of love. And may we
be obedient to follow You in our relationships, so that
the fruit of such will have far reaching effect. We
thank You for the new grace that is coming to our
future, even though we dont know what is coming. in
Jesus Name. We commit these things to You.
Matt 5:9 NKJV
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called
sons of God.
Matt 5:23-25 NKJV
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and
there remember that your brother has something against
you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go
your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then
come and offer your gift. 25 Agree with your adversary
quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your
adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you
over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
RECONCILE
KJV Matthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought
against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and
then come and offer thy gift.
1259 dialla,ssw $dialla,ssomai´ diallasso {dee-al-las'-so}
Meaning: 1) to change 2) to change the mind of anyone,
to reconcile 3) to be reconciled, to renew friendship
with one
Origin: from 1223 and 236; TDNT - 1:253,40; v
Usage: AV - reconcile 1; 1
UPDATE: I had her Christmas present and took it
to her 6 months late to show her that I really cared for
her. This really cooled her anger over a business
mistake that cost her money, where I had felt wrongly
accused. Now 6 years later, we still joyously hug when
we run into each other and enjoy catching up on all the
news.
It was interesting to me, because a few years after the
reconciliation, she had a friend who was dieing and she
called me and asked me if I would pray for her friend.
The world may not say a lot about your testimony, but
when they are in trouble, they know who to call for
prayer.
I was able to witness on the phone to her friend in the
hospital, and asked her if I could pray for her. Her
friend was too weak to talk, so I really dont know
exactly how she responded. What if that friend was kept
from hell, because I had the courage to try to reconcile
and bring that Christmas gift to someone whose wound was
deeper than her anger?
RHEMA 6/19/07
RECONCILIATION: Forgive Pride
HEARD: Comfortable. She made it comfortable
for me to reconcile. Access. Mellow out. What is needed.
Relationship. True. Adopted. What kind? The kind that
you can come home to.
HEARD: My friend, take your time, we missed
you. Direct speech. The pride, it is an issue. To admit
that. This is where there are corrections, can I help
you?
HEARD: Training. Now watch what I will do.
Rise up My love. Forsake all the sins that have weighed
you down in the past. It's all done. It's all gone. It's
all covered. It's not there any more. See what's left?
PIX: I saw a clean white sheet that had
filtered all the junk through it and there was only one
thing that had not filtered through. It was a precious
little baby sitting up by itself and smiling so
beautifully.
1 John 2:12 NKJV
I write to you, little children, Because your sins
are forgiven you for His name's sake.
FORGIVENESS
I understand you were offended and it hurt. Let Me bring
the pain to the surface and cleanse it from any
infection. I know it is difficult, but the only way to
preserve your own freedom from this offense is to
forgive. Whether the offense was intentional or not, to
nurse your feelings will only cause the wound to grow
and become infected.
Unforgiveness binds the soul and keeps the offense fresh
in the mind and heart. Over and over again the enemy
will bring it to memory and build upon it, expanding its
pain by resurrecting other offenses. Unforgiveness also
releases evil forces to be sent to the one who has
offended. This causes an even greater gap between
yourself and that person, for that person is driven even
further into creating more of the same kind of offenses.
Forgiveness is a choice not necessarily a feeling.
Forgiveness says, “This person has incurred a debt, and
I release him of it.” I cover his sin and say, “Please
Lord, do not charge it to his account.” When you release
someone from offense, you release yourself as well. It
allows Me to do My work and keeps you from harm. Let it
go and bring it to Me. I AM waiting.
“Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
(Matthew 6:11-13)
WORD O'GRAM TO FORGIVE
To put
away,
Omit, pass
over or leave out,
Forsake,
leave behind,
Overlook,
lay aside,
Remit,
yield up... the sin, offense, stumbling block, trespass,
evil deed is
Gone and
left behind, I wont carry it any more.
I choose to
let go of what offends and fails to meet my
expectations,
Valuing my
freedom and their liberty more than punishment...
Experiencing
a new heart where angry bitterness once reigned.
Rom 4:7-8 AMP
Blessed and happy and to be envied are those whose
iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered up
and completely buried. Blessed and happy and to be
envied is the person of whose sin the Lord will take no
account nor reckon it against him. {Ps 32:1,2.}
Matt 18:21-23 NKJV
Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often
shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up
to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to
you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
John 20:20-23 NKJV
When He had said this, He showed them His hands and
His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the
Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
the Father has sent Me, I also send you." 22 And when He
had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive {863} the
sins of any, they are forgiven {863} them; if you retain
the sins of any, they are retained."
TO FORGIVE: To let go and leave
NT:863 - To let go and leave
NT:863 aphiemi (af-ee'-ay-mee); from NT:575 and hiemi
(to send; an intens. form of eimi, to go); to send
forth, in various applications (as follow):
KJV - cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let
(alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit,
suffer, yield up.
TO RETAIN: To hold on and keep
Krateo - To hold on and keep
NT:2902 krateo (krat-eh'-o); from NT:2904; to use
strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or
figuratively):
KJV - hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain,
retain, take (by).
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