All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
God does not count my trespasses against me, "Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe" and I must not count the trespasses of those I minister to against them. Each of us is a sinner to whom grace has been extended.
This is especially a danger in prison ministry. The old man in me wants to know, has to know, finds clever and devious paths to finding out why an individual is in prison and then decides whether or not this is someone worthy of my precious ministry time.
But the Word tells me that God does not count and neither should I, because He has entrusted me with the ministry of reconciling men and women to Him. Therefore, I must do it according to the guidelines He has established.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 110
Mid-day: 119:105-112
Evening: Psalm 36
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