Use that Injustice to Save that Soul.
We often use avenues afforded us by what God has endowed us with to wilfully give towards the expansion of His kingdom.
These interventions whether in season (that are easily given) or out of season (in sacrifice, usually when we are not too buoyant and have other needs that we desire are met as well), go a long way to introduce Jesus to others through alleviating their suffering and meeting their needs.
It is aptly written in 1 Peter 4: 9 - 10,
9. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
10. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.
We need to earnestly pray and learn to use the Injustice of others to bring them back to God by showing love instead of seeking revenge.
One of the ways we can do this is by consciously coming to the realization that of a truth, nothing we have or own actually belongs to us and that we are only stewards of them for the benefit of others in need and that we ultimately have to give account to the master for their use. If we can stop holding on to possessions at our disposal, that God has graciously enabled us to have for a time, then whenever they are stolen rather than curse, we will bless the erring party the way the real owner of our possessions would have wanted us to.
In Luke 12:42-44, Jesus Christ asks us this pertinent question with regards to the possessions he has afforded us on behalf of the needy:
42. ., “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?
43. It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.
44. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
As people of God we need to do away with the inordinate attachment we have to everything we own, no matter how expensive, so that we can quickly forgive and turn the injustice into a tool to harvest sinful souls for Christ.
We can deduce from Colossians 1:16, which says, all things were created through Christ and for him that if we belong to Christ then so do our possessions and as a result we are to seek out how we can distribute them to the poor and needy as he would desire of us.
We are commanded in James 5:20, to remember that, "Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins."
We can therefore I'll-afford to destroy God's work of salvation in the life of sinners, that we once were, because we chose not to forgive them because of our bitterness over what really does not belong to us but that are entrusted to us for a season for the sole purpose of doing to others what we desire they do to us by helping them out when they are in need.
God grace is available to mend your ways pertaining this so may God Almighty bless you for your obedience, in Jesus name.
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