'The oyster's wounds!
The oyster's wounds!
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?
Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." Matthew 18:21-22
Shall we seek revenge for the wrongs, injustices, and injuries inflicted upon us by others?
How are these wrongs to be righted, these injuries to be healed?
Do not fear the consequences of any wrong done to you.
Simply put the matter into God's hands and leave it there — and He will make it all as clear as the noonday.
He will not allow us to be permanently and completely injured by any wrong done to us. Our duty, then, is . . . to meekly and patiently bear the suffering which others inflict on us;
to bathe with love, the hand that strikes us,
to forgive those who injure us; and
to commit all the injustices, wrongs, and inequities of life, into the hand of a righteous and just God.
The oyster's wounds become pearls; and God can bring pearls of spiritual beauty out of our hurts!
"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians 3:13