(1 Cor 13:5 AMP) It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
What God’s love is #13: Love takes no account of the evil done to it from Rick Pina on Vimeo.
King James Version: “thinketh no evil”
Good News Bible: “does not keep a record of wrongs”
Message Bible: “Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others”
Meditation is Powerful: Don’t use it the wrong way.
I remember a series of commercials about College that ran when I was a kid. The message at the end of the commercials was, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
- Unfortunately, many Christians waste valuable brain power on the wrong things.
- Many nurse and rehearse the wrongs done to them.
The word “meditate” used in Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 1:3 means more than just to think about; it also connotes muttering.
- It means that we are to not only to constantly think about the Word of God, but also to constantly speak the Word over and over as well.
- There is a level of faith that is activated when we think and speak something (see Romans 10:9,10).
It works the same in the negative:
- If you replay the evil done to you over and over in your mind, you will find yourself talking about it as well.
- Jesus taught us that our mouth will speak out of the overflow of our heart (Mat 12:34).
- So if we consistently think about the wrongs done to us and then begin to speak about them, we are activating a negative force and not a positive one over our lives.
- This is destructive for all parties in involved!
So:
1. Don’t keep good records of bad things.
- Use your time and mental energy in a productive way.
2. Be quick to forgive, so you don’t develop a root of bitterness.
- A root of bitterness will hurt you and the person you should forgive.
3. LET GO, so you can LAY HOLD!
- Far too many believers can’t LAY HOLD of their future, because they refuse to LET GO of their past.
