Re: Verse reading–Matthew 18:21-25 (day seven)
“It is not the will of your Father. . .that one of these little ones perish. And if your brother sins, go and reprove him. . .if he listens to you, you have gained you brother.”–v 14-15.
I like country music. Don’t judge me. Years ago, Trisha Yearwood had a song called, “A Walkaway Joe.” Mom saw it. Daughter didn’t. The boy in question would eventually “walk away”.
Most of us have some of the same tendency. Someone in the church hurts our feelings. We walk away. Sin looks attractive. We wander away, lose interest in Spiritual things.
Christ has instructions for this situation. Those who love the Lord are to come to us and reprove us and help us and forgive us. What good is a friendship so brittle that it breaks under tension?
God does not want us to perish. When we walk away, He searches for us by sending the church.
