Prayer Focus-Making Things Right

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the priority of making things right with those we have wronged.

Jesus highlighted this priority in the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:23, He taught, “If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First, go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.”

Truth and grace prevail when relationships fractured by sin are restored. God cares about our relationships and calls us to seek reconciliation when we are aware that we have done something to hurt someone else. It is a humble, necessary step toward the path of a mended relationship.

The priority of making things right with those we have wronged is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com