Ephesians 4:2 “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love…”
With Patient Movements!
Few move with
patience whenever
another attacks
with sarcastic
rebuke…
…whose souls
decline Care
and much less
CHRIST’s display
Yet still choose to
ignite such disputes.
But the Few regard
them — as needful!
As such, their
replies reflect HIS
on the Cross.
“Forgive them!” HE said even
as HIS wounds bled.
On the road
“lesser traveled”, so
move they.
With Patience then, “Wait on the LORD…
before speaking with zeal to fight
back with Offense!
So wait on HIS words to speak
through you with Grace…
with “turning the cheek”
GODLy sense!
As HIServant watching for CHRIST and waiting on HIS words to compel my own speech,
Whitney
Devotional: Luke 6:27-28 “Do good to those who hate you, bless (be patient with) those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”
Matthew 5:39 “But I say to you, do not resist an evil person [who insults you or violates your rights];
but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other toward him also
[simply ignore insignificant insults or trivial losses and do not bother to retaliate…
…maintain your dignity, your self-respect, your poise].”
So no surprise then that Ai makes it harder and harder to know what’s real from what’s fake.
To know who’s truthful than who’s
In like manner, some online bibles are suffering from updates and changes that the written, hardback bound texts do not.
By CHRIST’s intersecting hands and HIS intervening blood then, we have the pattern by which to respond to others who reject CHRIST…and us.
So cling to HIS Cross and HIS words that flowed from it to be found correctly…replying.
To be found truthfully turning the other cheek — like CHRIST.
Amen and amen.
2CJC 