Skip to main content

HANDLING OFFENCES

Text Matthew 18:21-22

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?No, not seven times,” answered Jesus, “but seventy times seven,

Offences are bound to come as long as you relate and interact with people. 
Jesus said in Luke  17:1 to His disciples that, it is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

 *Offences are like a grenade (Bomb) that you must neither throw nor receive.* Either way, it causes destruction. You must always receive grace not to be an intentional offender nor a 'nurser' of offence. 

From our text, Jesus taught what your response should always be towards offenders. 
You must always forgive everyone that offends you no matter the number of times they offend you in a day. 

Jesus' recommendation for forgiveness of offence in a day is seventy times seven.

Since offence is bound to occur, we shall be looking at how you can handle offences. 

First and foremost, you must always know that  the devil is behind all offences. Satan is the initiator of offences. He was the first offender in heaven. He offended God by desiring and attempting to usurp God's authority. (Isaiah 14: 13-16). 

The devil also sold same offence to Adam and Eve, and they in turn offended God. Consequently, God sent them out of the garden of Eden.

 *When someone offends you and you react to or embrace such offence, you are not different to the one who gave the offence.* 

Jesus gave us a practical example on how you need to always see Satan and not your fellow human being as the offender.
In Mathew 16:21, Jesus was describing how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.  Peter took Jesus by the side and began to rebuke him.

Jesus knew that someone was about to offend and distract Him from fulfilling the Father's plan and purpose over his life. As for Jesus, He knew who the true offender was in this case-Satan!

Though, he turned to Peter, but he was rebuking Satan.
*He turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Matthew 16:23.* 

A great deliverance has come upon anyone that is able to identify the real  offender (satan) who is always lurking behind the offences from man.

BIBLE READING: Mathew 18:1:10.

 PRAYER FOCUS

1. Father,  help me to always see the true enemy(satan)behind every offences shot against me.

2. Father,  please give me the grace not to give or react to offences.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

THE GOOD FIGHT-2

Text:  1 Timothy  6:12   Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Another thing to pursue in fighting the good fight of faith is Godliness. We understand through the Holy scriptures that godliness is profitable unto all things.   *For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.* 1 Timothy  4:8.  You will reap the reward of your godliness not only when you get to heaven, but from here on earth. And this is why we are admonished to exercise ourselves unto godliness. (1 Timothy  4:7), because godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Timothy  6:6. Godliness is the practice of conforming to the image of God by reflecting the nature of the kingdom of God in the course of everyday life. In other words, godliness is living and portray...
Post a Comment
Read more

WAY MAKER-2

Text: Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing: now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness,  and rivers in the desert. God promised that He will do a new thing for you, and that He will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. He has done this before, and He will do it again even in your own life.  When the children of Israel left Egypt, the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them, encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.(Exodus 14:9). Just like anyone would react, the Isrealites became so fearful because there is neither way forward nor back for them to escape. Before them was the red sea, behind them were the Egyptian armies. They became perplexed and began to murmur against Moses. It is possible you are also in a situation like the Israelites- No way forward, and no way behind. Things may appear like you are ...
Post a Comment
Read more

HIS VOICE- 2

Text : John 10:3. To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. We established yesterday that one thing you can't joke with as a true follower of Christ is *His Voice.* You must recognise and hearken to (obey) His voice. It is in doing this that your safety is assured.  Today, we want to see another responsibility of the Shepherd over His sheep.  To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, *and leads them out.* John 10:3.  He called you, that He might lead you. It is not enough for you to hear or recognise His Voice, you must allow Him to lead you as well.  Romans 8:14 says *For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.*   The Spirit leading you determines the family you belong to. Basically,  there are only two families in this world - the family of God, and the family of satan. In other words, we can say the Kingdom...
Post a Comment
Read more