(Reference Genesis 50 and Matthews 18:21-22)
Tonight we started "Extraordinary" with a fun intro.."Twist and Shout" by the Beatles! They made an extraordinary impact on the music scene and continue to influence bands and musicians to this day. It was said that ordinary people + an Almighty God = extraordinary things. One of those is practicing forgiveness where Jesus said to forgive not just 7 times, but rather 77 times (70 x 7 in some translations)...7 was a number of perfection or completion and Jesus was saying that we should forgive completely and continually. Don't stay chained to that moment or person in time. Forgiveness doesn't depend on the other parties response based upon Genesis 50 and Joseph giving pardon to his brothers even though they never actually fessed up and apologized for throwing Joseph in a pit, leading him to be sold to serve as a slave and end up in prison....someone just threw a fastball down the middle of the plate and Joseph could have sought revenge on his brothers, storing up anger and angst for this one moment in time, but he choose to forgive through the power of an Almighty God...and that's extraordinary!
- Jay
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