Forgive and Comfort

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I don't want to be hard on you. But if one of you has made someone feel bad, I am not really the one who has been made to feel bad. Some of you are the ones.  Most of you have already pointed out the wrong that person did, and that is punishment enough for what was done.  When people sin, you should forgive and comfort them, so they won't give up in despair.  You should make them sure of your love for them.

2 Corinthians 2:5-8

When someone sins against you what must you do?  Of course, you must forgive them, because that is the nature of Christ.  Jesus did not come to condemn.  He came to forgive, and that is what He does! 

These verses talk about one other thing that you must do. When someone sins, we must forgive them and “comfort" them!  Forgiving someone is usually easier than comforting them.  You can forgive someone and never think about them again.  But comforting the person who sinned and making them sure that you love them cannot be done without personal contact with the person who sinned!

Sometimes in the heat of the moment the sin is not just by one person.  Perhaps two people sin against each other by what they say.  Satan wants them to run away from each other, which will simply let the “infection” fester and cause them both great harm.  Jesus wants them to forgive each other and comfort each other so that both of them know they are loved!

The Enemy wants to destroy fellowship when we sin.  Jesus wants to use the healing process after that sin to build a strong, loving bond between those who were, even briefly at war!

So when forgiveness is needed don’t forget to also comfort the person who is forgiven!  Assure them of your love with more than words!  When you do that you will rebuild what Satan tried to destroy and see the Power of Jesus doing what He does best!

“Thank You Jesus for being the Great Physician and healing even the wounds that we inflict on each other.  May Your Holy and Righteous Name be praised now and forever.  Amen."