Makeup

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13NIV Bible gateway 

Recently in a hotel we stayed in there was a hand towel that specifically was designated for make up. I had never seen that before but alas a devotion idea came to mind!

When I think of make up I don’t think of cosmetics but think of ‘making up’ with someone you have had a disagreement with. Or it could mean for students making up a class or test you missed. Or it could be making up for lost time. For purposes of today’s ‘sip’ of lemonade the focus will be on forgiveness and making up with your enemies. 

How easy it is to let your mind slip back into times when you were unjustly treated or ‘kicked under the bus’ so to speak by someone you thought was a friend. There is probably not a soul alive today that has not experienced the pain of loose words, rejection, being left out, or harshly treated. Human nature says get them back but a child of God is to drop it and learn to forgive. Forgiveness changes everything.

PRAYER: Father God I am glad you are a God who forgives and forgets. Be with those people who have been wounded by others or treated harshly in their past, help heal brokenness and bring wholeness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.