Wednesday; February 5
We spend a lot of time in the religious world talking about how important it is to protect those who are the victims of social injustice and defending those who are falsely accused. Yet, have you ever thought about our responsibilities to those who are paying a just price for the bad decisions they have made? Whether it is the natural result of a sin they committed or the legal consequence of a crime they committed there are people who find themselves burdened by their own bad choices. So, what do we do with them? When Jesus told His disciples of their responsibility to visit those in prison (Matthew 25:36) and when He welcomed Peter back into His inner circle after he denied knowing Him in the midst of His greatest crisis, the Lord taught us about how far we should be willing to go to support people who messed up. So, now that we see the need to be there for people, how do we do it? Here are a few suggestions: 1. Pray for them . Our prayer may be for forgiveness,