Love knows that the cost of redemption is Love. It knows that a situation can't be healed, or escaped through leverage, or by force, because the donor (human being) has nothing to donate, nothing to hoister up on its lever. The individual is out of power.
In Christ Jesus, our freedom has already been won, it has already been bought, with the blood and sacrifice of our savior. He fills the void for our iniquities with his perfect Love. The wisdom of Jesus's Love is that the solution must be received first before it can be freely given. This is transformation. As Christians, we accept first. We take what money can't buy, because money speaks of earnings. We have nothing to offer Christ equally so he takes a chance on us. To Accept Jesus is to truly accept in our deepest depravities and challenges that we are Changed. That is our offering, the blessing we receive through belief and character, that sins are forgiven with the recognition of his donation (into the lot of the human economy).
As we believe and declare such a message, which is radical in the realm of religion and lawfulness, we discover new meaning in our lives, a new happiness. The meaning is to accept the challenge of becoming the image and likeness of (god) such revelation. That having received, we have something to give, and that is freely acting without (the need for) compensation.
This is the light that shines in Christian people, the servitude that corrects the tide of world debt, of poverty in mind, body and spirit. This is redemption, the Truth, and the sword of the spirit, that rises up as the goal in our own understanding in daily living.
Further Discussion:
Christians forgive. It's a basic necessity for Christian service, as well as Christian reward. The prize is God's peace, and it can't be experienced without practicing this key element. Forgiveness. Not because you have leverage or worthiness or gold or silver to forgive or repay one's debt, but because Jesus Made you worthy by repaying your inequities with his blood, therefore making you gold. When we face the world's reality, it most likely won't reflect the reality of the gold within ourselves. Outside, things may look bleak, so we must dig deep through the clutter and distress to recall the treasure within ourselves. That is the key element, the foundational strength, the cornerstone of Christian Living and service.
Today, and always, I will practice forgiveness, non-retaliation in the face of other people's judgement. I will not be taken with the tide. I am free by forgiving before I speak, before I act. My movement is a decision to turn to the the peace of Christ, and win.
Today, and always, I will practice forgiveness.
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"For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." -Matthew 6:14-15
"You have heard it was said, 'an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth'. But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right check, offer the left cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand him your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you." -Matthew 5:38-42
"So that, seeing they may not perceive, and hearing they should not understand, lest they turn to Me, and be forgiven (healed)."-Mark 4:12
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