SCRIPTURE: Matthew 5:23-24 – Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
COMMENTARY: I think that there is something to remembering when we enter God’s presence. The Holy Spirit can speak to us in these moments because we are silent in the many other noisy areas and focused on him. God is always mending relationships and I think he wants us to join him in the mending. That is why his Spirit will remind us of broken relationships when we come to worship him. Don’t blow it off. Don’t excuse it. He has brought it to your mind, so go make things right even if that means leaving your time of praise and worship to do so.
REFLECTION: Work through one restitution you need to make – What do you need to confess? How can you show repentance? What will you have to do to make restitution?
What are some excuses people use for not being reconciled to people they’ve wronged? What are some excuses you’ve used? Why is it important to go quickly? (What might happen if you don’t?) Has the Holy Spirit tapped you on the shoulder and reminded you of something you’ve done? What is your plan to deal with it appropriately and immediately?
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