Have you ever said or done something you wished you hadn't? Have you ever reacted in a way you really wish you could take back? Well, what about the other option: Has someone ever said or done something to you that they wished they hadn't? Has someone ever reacted in a way they really wish they could take back? Here's the real question, did you offer that person a second chance?
God offers us second chances every single day! Here are just a few: Moses murdered a man (Exodus 2:11-15), Jonah ran away from God's command to go to Nineveh (Jonah 1), David committed adultery and had Bathsheba's husband murdered (2 Samuel 11:14-17), Zacchaeus was a hated tax collector who stole from the people (Luke 19:1–10), the thief crucified with Christ (Luke 23:32–43). The Bible is filled with second chances, and God WILLINGLY grants second chances! But do we?
Jesus reminds us that we need to LOVE each other. He reminds us that we are to treat each other with compassion. He reminds us that we are to treat others the way we want to be treated. Jesus reminded us that we are to forgive each other as many times as we want to be forgiven. Yet why are we so eager to GET another chance when we aren't eager to GIVE a second chance? There are no excuses we can offer that would answer that question. Remember, Jesus didn't say "if it please your highness", Jesus said "Do it AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE TO YOU!"
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