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WHAT’S THAT IN YOUR EYE?
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“…eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise…” (Exodus 21:23).
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And so ‘have a heart,’ a new heart. Not a heart of stone, prophet Ezekiel declares, but “…a heart of flesh…”
(Ezekiel 36:26). A heart of
compassion, prophet Micah goes on to say, “…loving mercy…”
(Micah 6:8).
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Hesed
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Realize: Everyone Is ‘Fighting Some Battle.’
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For listen: ‘what comes around goes around’; what you measure out to others “…will be measured [back] to you…” (Matthew 7:2).
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Be Open To Constructive Feedback And Appraisal.
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“We proclaim [Christ] – admonishing…everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ…” (Colossians 1:28).
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1) Believe Reality Is Your Friend. 2) Don’t Tackle All Improvement-
Challenges, All At Once.
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“The life of faith is not a life of mounting up with wings [e.g. everything getting better at once]—but a life of walking and not fainting.”- Oswald Chambers.
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3) Anticipate: Strength And Health Will Result.
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God allows correction “…for our own good…It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn…by being corrected -- we will do right and live at peace. [And so] stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking and walk a straight path. Then [you] will be healed -- instead of getting worse.”
(Hebrews 12:10-13, CEV).
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Aim To Encourage And Build-Up Everyone, In Christ.
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It’s interesting, in our Matthew text, Jesus uses a building metaphor: taking wooden planks out of our eyes, before attempting to take-out sawdust from the eyes of others (Matthew 7:3-5).
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“…Go out and encourage your men…” -- 2 Samuel 19:7. “Hear the afflicted [and] encourage
them [listening] to their cry…” – Psalm 10:17. “…Encourage each other daily…” -- Hebrews 3:13.
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“…Encourage with great patience and careful instruction…”
-- 2 Timothy 4:2. “…Encourage each other and
[thus] build each other up” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11.
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Yes “…warn [admonish, each other, but] encourage [each other]…” – Paul goes on to note. “Be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong -- but always…be kind to each other…pray continuously -- give thanks in all circumstances…Do not put out the Spirit’s fire…”
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:14-19.
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