Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

When we turn our back on the poor and needy, we may well find others turning their back on us in our time of need. This is not God punishing you for not being there for the poor, but rather what other people do!

We have God’s rules and laws in front of us, but we do not always obey them. Being told to forgive or to look after is one thing, but doing it is another.

God wants us to be doers of the word and not just hearers or readers. There is merit in taking God’s word in, but more merit in carrying out what we read.

Pray and Obey.

Matthew 18:35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

This does sound very harsh; Jesus saying the people will not be forgiven if they are not willing to forgive others first of all…

Do we think we should have the right of forgiveness if we are not willing to live by those rules first? Forgiveness has to start somewhere and the best place to start is inside you.

When you are willing to forgive and move on then you will begin to see God in His true colours; His love goes so much further than ours ever can.

Psalm 86:15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

King David is listed as a great man of God in our bibles, and yet he was a sinner who broke some pretty serious rules in his lifetime!

So why is he listed as a great man of God? Because when he did listen to God, he was used by God is a great way. So was David actually great? He was, because God held him up!

God truly is compassionate, loving, faithful and very slow to anger – even though we push Him every day and do so many things wrong every day! Thank God!