Riverbottom Ron
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THE CHALLENGE OF FORGIVNESS
HI THERE !YA CANT BELIEVE HOW NICE THE SUNRISE WAS HERE IN THE RIVERBOTTOMS THIS MORNIN.A BRIGHT ORANGE SUN ROSE OVER THE BLUFFS,THE SKY BLUE ,BIRDS SINGIN ,ROOSTER CROWIN,COWS MOOIN,PIGS OINKIN,THE DOGS BARKIN,THE KITTENS PLAYIN, AND OLE RIVERBOTTOM RON PRAYIN! YA CANT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT!!! TODAYS MESSAGE ,{" FORGIVNESS"},LETS GET TO IT ...IN THE HEAT OF AN ARGUMENT ,MY WIFE CAME UP WITH AN ACUTE THEOLOGICAL INSIGHT.WE WERE DISCUSSING MY SHORTCOMINGS IN A RATHER SPIRITED WAY WHEN SHE SAID,"I THINK ITS PRETTY AMAZING THAT I FORGIVE YOU FOR THE MOST DASTARDLY THINGS YOU HAVE DONE!"WHAT STRUCK ME ABOUT HER COMMENT WAS ITS SHARPE PERCEPTION INTO THE NATURE OF FORGIVNESS.IT IS NOT A SWEET PLATONIC IDEAL TO BE DISPERSED IN THE WORLD LIKE AIR-FRESHENER SPRAYED FROM A CAN.FORGIVNESS IS ACHINGLY DIFFICULT,AND LONG AFTER YOU HAVE FORGIVEN,THE WOUND LIVES ON IN MEMORYFORGIVNESS IS AN UNNATURAL ACT,AND MY WIFE WAS PROTESTING ITS BLATANT UNFAIRNESS.A STORY FROM GENESIS CAPTURES MUCH OF THE SENTIMENT .THE BROTHERS THAT JOSEPH STRUGGLED TO FORGIVE WERE THE VERY ONES WHOHAD BULLIED HIM,HAD SOLD HIM TO SLAVERY.THOUGH HE WENT ON TO TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY,AND THOUGH WITH ALL HIS HEART HE NOW WANTS TO FORGIVE THESE BROTHERS,HE COULD NOT BRING HIM SELF TO THAT POINT---AT LEAST NOT YET.I VIEW GENESIS 42-45 AS JOSEPH,S WAY OF SAYIN,"I THINK ITS PRETTY AMAZING THAT I FORGIVE YOU FOR THE DASRARDLY THINGS YOUVE DONE!"WHEN GRACE FINNALY BROKE THROUGH,THE SOUND OF JOSEPH,S GRIEF AND LOVE ECHOED THROUGH THE PALACE.WHAT WAS THAT LOUD WAIL? IT WAS THE SOUND OF A MAN FORGIN HIS BROTHERS"...WE CAN STOP FORGIVING OTHERS WHEN CHRIST STOPS FORGVIN US "{MATTHEW 6 :14 IF YOU FORGIVE MEN THEIR TRESPASSES,YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL ALSO FORGIVE YOU ."} DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU NEED TO FORGIVE ?SOME ONE THAT YOU LOVE .YOUR DAD ,YOU ONLY HAVE ONE OF THEM,YOUR MOM,ONLY ONE OF THEM TO,,YOUR SON,YOUR DAUGHTER, A FRIEND ,A HUSBAND ,A WIFE .FORGIVE THEM RIGHT NOW ,TODAY, THIS VERY MINUTE .YOU WILL FEEL A BIG LOAD LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS ,,,GOD LOVES YAS , WE LOVE YAS , HAVE A BLESSED DAY,YOUR FRIEND IN CHRIST,,,FROM THE RIVERBOTTOM,,,RON IF YOU NEED PRAYERS WERE ALWAYS HERE FOR YA ,,PRAYERS SENT FOR ALL THAT YOUS HAVE A WONDERFUL BLESSED GOD FILLED DAY,,,SEE YAS TOMORROW
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RON MAGGART FIELDON ILLINOIS
{TEAM BIBLE THUMPER}
ALWAYS REMEMBER GOD GAVE US FRIENDS AND COONHOUNDS, " I AM A GREATLY BLESSED",HIGHLY FAVORED" " IMPERFECT BUT FORGIVEN CHILD OF GOD "KEEP YOUR {FAITH IN GOD } FAITH SEES THE INVISIBLE,BELIEVES THE INCREDIBLE,AND RECIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. WERE BLESSED !!
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