“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him
his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained
thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And
if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglects
to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”
Mathew 18:15-17
God works in an atmosphere of love and unity, offence is an obstruction
to the move of God. When you are offended, God requires you to forgive so that
you too can be forgiven (Mathew 6:15). Actually unforgiveness is one of the
major barriers to divine intervention in the life of a person. This implies
that when you are offended, apart from the pain you experience as a result of
the offence, you can also suffer spiritually if you don’t forgive.
With the above detail in mind what do you do when someone offends you?
This becomes more difficult if the person that offended you did not admit it.
The bible says you must first try to let the person see what he has done. But
if he refuses to admit it you can let one or two more people get involved. If
that still fail you can get the church involved but if the church cannot settle
it then you must take the person as an unbeliever. This means that we as
believers cannot actually count anything against the heathen or unbelievers.
This is why you must ask for wisdom in dealing with men and when there is an
offence you must ask for grace to forgive.
It may not be easy to forgive but my beloved when you are offended,
forgive. It is your sacrifice for you to have God moving in your life at all
times.
Have a blessed week.
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