TOPIC: RELATE TO APOLOGIZE
TEXT : Jeremiah 8:6
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
*Memory Verse: Matthew 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
FOCUS
Today we are looking at a scripture on relationship, don’t forget we are on our relationship series on take heed unto yourself and we are looking at how you can become a royal vessel. I caption today as relate to apologize. In every relationship there will always be times that one of you will err and when you err its not a problem but you must be willing to apologize. If you don’t apologize, then it means you are proud.
So many precious relationships has been ruined because one partner is not willing to apologize or they feel they are right. There are many relationships, raging from friendship, love relationship that have crashed just because one person is not willing to apologize. You will agree with me that this is what have ruined many relationships, so many people are just cocky, they find it very difficult to apologize even when it’s obvious they are wrong.
Never take your partner, your friend for granted. Alot of things apology could settle, many have insisted they won’t let it go and then the relationship that is meant to build like Jonathan and David relationship has been crashed because of ego and pride. People feel it’s only the weak that apologize, no it is the strong one that apologise the weak are those that refuse to apologize. Maybe you need to apologize to someone today, when you do that, you are a Royal Vessel.
LESSON
Matthew 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Offenses must surely come, there’s nothing we can do about it. There was a servant who was owing and was asked to go free. The same servant met someone who was owing him a lesser amount and he flared up. This is the attitude of many people today, we are forgiven but we don’t want to forgive others. I don’t know who has offended you, who you stopped relating with because the person didn’t apologize and he didn’t apologize well or the person never even saw what He or she did that was wrong
In relationships there are three levels of offenses. There are people who will and never see what they did as wrong. Even when you are trying to show them, they will still claim they are right. There are other people who will apologize partially but it’s just lip forgiveness but deep inside the wound is not yet healed.
The prescription Jesus gave is that, if you don’t forgive, your heavenly father will not forgive you. Peter was asking Jesus, how many times should my brother offend me and he said, seventy times seventy. The truth is, there’s no one that can offend you that number in a day even in love relationships. So, why capitalizing on wrongs, on one thing someone did that was not correct. People behave to the level of their knowledge, just as it’s said that one man’s meat is another man poison. Backgrounds, exposure, attitudes those are what constitutes and form the way we behave
But if you are going to be a royal vessel, you must take heed that when you offend people, it is your duty to apologize abs when people apologize to you, you must take it that apology is not stupidity. Apology is strength in disguise.
PERSONAL CONFESSION
I receive grace to be humble enough to apologize anytime am wrong.
PRAYER FOCUS
Father deliver me from Pride that hinders progress in relationships
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Apology is not stupidity in relationships, it is strength in disguise.
Do unto others what you expect them to do to you.
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