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Originally Posted by Amanah
My heart breaks and I cry as much for the offender as the one offended. There are some failures that cause us to fall in battle in such a way that we can never get back up, can never make the relationship right, will forever mourn and wail at the losses that our failures have caused.
There are somethings that we can never fix or make right, and don't you think Satan glories in the destruction of people who were/are precious to God?
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Good words Amanah. May we all be compassionate, forgiving and merciful because we never know when we might need the same mercy directed towards our own lives, or loved ones.
I think of Peter. He told the Lord he would never, ever deny him. And he really believed those words. He believed that he would never, ever do such a terrible thing... yet... just a day later, he did the very thing he said he would never do.
Did Christ stand in judgment of Peter for this deliberate act of denial? No. Although I'm sure Peter lived the rest of his days in personal remorse over that cowardly act... Christ had already forgiven him before he ever did it.
That is the kind of love our Saviour has for us. He knows what each one of us are capable of doing, and all of us are capable of great sin.
May we all remain compassionate, and forgiving towards those who have fallen... because we don't know when we may need the same grace extended to our lives, or our own loved ones.