Handling offences (1)

“Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!” Mathew 18:7

Relationship is the building block of a family, a community and a Nation but offences are enemies of relationship. One of the key evidences of maturity (physical and spiritual) is the wisdom in handling offences. What do you do when you offend someone? What do you do when someone offends you? How do you avoid being an offence to someone? The world is in problem today because of offences but you must not be part of the origin of the offence (Mathew 18:7)

When you offend someone, the best thing to do is to apologise. Someone said that to apologise is a sign that you value relationship above your ego. Jesus said in Mathew 5:23-24, “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.” Sometimes it may be difficult to apologise but you can make a decision to do it because it is what God wants you to do, ask God to give you grace to do it, and take the step to do it immediately.

I ask God to give you grace, you will not be an offence to anyone in Jesus name.