Day 4              Read: Matthew 5:21-26
         
         There are Christians who make dramatic sacrifices
         and spend much time trying to serve the Lord.
        
             and yet they have no “glory” in their
             souls .....no joy .....no radiance.
        
             They're nervous and they make everybody
             else nervous.
        
             Because, while they go about trying to
             do good, their hearts are poisoned with
             hard thoughts, a grudge,
        
                 toward perhaps just one person
                 whom they will not forgive.
        
         If your time is up and you are still holding that
         grudge, how can you expect the blood of Jesus to
         cover your sins?
        
         Remember, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ upon that
         Cross avails for you on one condition:
        
             that you turn around and show to your
             brother, every brother,
        
                 the same mercy God has shown
                 toward you in Jesus.       
        
         Is there someone against whom you have hardened
          your heart?
        
             Think carefully. Ask the Spirit to
             give you light.
        
             Confess to God that you have sinned
             against that soul....and in obedience
             to your Lord, forgive that person from
             the bottom of your heart.