Imperfect People Giving Breaks To Imperfect People A Requirement Of Christ.

Satans greatest method for Christian defeat is to prompt us to react improperly toward the weaknesses of others.

We are in an imperfect world and live an imperfect life with imperfect people. Hey, if Im imperfect and youre imperfect, then shouldnt we give each other a break? Easier said than done, I know. However, it is what Christ requires.

We observe this principle in Matthew 5:39, But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Since proper reaction toward others is a requirement of our Lord, it is also our avenue of reflection on Him Satan desires to utterly destroy. And make no doubt about it, he will deploy as he seeks to destroy!

Turning the other cheek so to speak is not so easy for the weak! Proper responses are not a literal action we must take, but rather an attitude that Christ wants us to possess. If you put out your cheek, yet within you an attitude full of hate or revenge or a desire to get back at the individual (whether with tongue or fist) continues to prevail in your meditations, then you are not obedient to this command. The Lord is implying a reference to the attitude deep within our hearts when He speaks of turning the other cheek.

Now, you might be wondering, does it work? A famous, eccentric Methodist preacher named Billy Bray tells of his remarkable conversion in his biography. He was an ex-minor and when he got saved and gave up his evil ways, his fellow minors were disgusted. One of them annoyed with him struck him in the face and stated, Take that for turning to Methody! After being struck, Billy compassionately looked at him and said, May God forgive you man, as I do. It was Billys attitude, not his physical turn of the cheek that eventually yielded fruit and brought this man to Christ.

Another story is told of a young soldier who found himself enduring difficulty and on his knees often in prayer. His regiment did not give him any slack and one evening, while kneeling beside his bed, a cruel fellow soldier threw a boot at his head. This did not deter the young soldier as he continued to pray through the cursing and abuse. He did not defend himself in word or action. When morning came, the ruffian who had been so cruel got out of bed and noticed a pair of newly polished boots beside his bed. Eventually, that man came to Christ. I believe this is a picture of an attitude of turning the other cheek. The people to whom our cheeks are turned may not always get saved, but as a child of God we are responsible to react as Christ has commanded. It may cost us our dignity, and it may cost us our pride, but Christ says in Mark 8:35, For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospels, the same shall save it.

It is for the gospels sake that we are to turn our cheek with the right attitude. Without this Christ-like attitude, you will never know what your testimony produce. What is the worth of one lost soul to you?

My friend, it is so important that when you are beat, you do not allow the devil to defeat; but rather, Christ can replete the elite who choose to be discreet when tempted in the heat. When a troubled one you meet, turn your cheek and be willing to wash his feet. Your enemy will have not choice but to retreat. Spirit-led responses just cant be beat when you go cheek to cheek!

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