WHY SHOOT OUR WOUNDED? - Ps. 109:21-31
A Detroit newspaper reportd that a patient in a local hospital was shot and killed as he lay in his bed recovering from a previous gunshot wound. The victim had been listed in fair condition prior to the shooting and was looking forward to
A Detroit newspaper reportd that a patient in a local hospital was shot and killed as he lay in his bed recovering from a previous gunshot wound. The victim had been listed in fair condition prior to the shooting and was looking forward to
going home. Hospital patients and employees were stunned. A spokesperson said that nothing like this had happened in the 50yrs of the hospital's existence.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could say the same for our churches and relationships?
Wouldn't it be encouraging if we
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could say the same for our churches and relationships?
Wouldn't it be encouraging if we
were able to say that in 50yrs of meeting together for worship, fellowship and spiritual healing, we had not had a single instance of a wounded member being cut down by the unkindness of a fellow Christian?
Many among us have experienced the pain that David expressed in
Many among us have experienced the pain that David expressed in
Psalm 109. When he was hurt and vulnerable, insensitive people took advantage of him. Certainly, if he had sinned, he needed their loving correction. what he didn't need was their scorn, gossip, and selfish neglect.
Who shoots his foot after stubbing his toe?
No one in his
Who shoots his foot after stubbing his toe?
No one in his
right mind and neither should anyone with the mind of Christ act unmercifully toward a wounded brother or sister in the body of Christ. Rather, we must "show mercy" (v.16).
Give me, Lord, a lot of mercy
For my fellow men each day,
Mercy in their many failures
As they struggle on
Give me, Lord, a lot of mercy
For my fellow men each day,
Mercy in their many failures
As they struggle on
their way.
A HURTING PERSON NEEDS A HELPING HAND, NOT AN ACCUSING FINGER.
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