Well I wrote and sent two letters this week that were very difficult for me to write. One was to a dear friend who has left the fellowship of the saints and gone her own way. The other was to our classis. I have never written a letter like those before and was a little nervous. Will my friend hate me now? Will she cut me out of her life forever? I realize that sometimes that is what is God requires of us when we speak the truth in love. The gospel is a two edged sword and sometimes it does sever the ties of friendship and love. Sometimes it severs the bond of familial love as well. I just pray that in her heart my friend knows that I do love her and that my letter was written from that love. God is faithful and He can restore her if it is His will.
Praise God!
Till next time...
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Life unto life and death unto death, the word of God is. His word never comes back to Him empty; His will will be done. This is always a great comfort to me.
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Thank you Matt, that does help!
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