Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do…..
In other words, you can hurl every hellish dart at the Lord, but you will only get the same reflex reactions and the very same words, as when He sat reverently in church on Sabbath morning, for He is clean to the core. Let none be deceived about this, the real you, is not that scripted, reverent person you see in church on Sabbath mornings looking so holy and cute, when circumstances are favorable.
The real you, and the real me is manifested when those Hialeah drivers cut us off suddenly, and raise the middle finger in disgust, as we are on our way to work, or when someone with much less experience than you gets promoted instead of you, or someone steps ahead of you, as you were waiting in line for hours. At such a time, whatsoever comes out of the mouth and the heart is the real you on the inside.
If at this time, we find ourselves often hating pharaoh, that is the real you and me being manifested, and if so, we may just need to surrender all to Christ, because the royal way is to harbor favorable thoughts of those who may not be favorable. … [Testimonies Vol 5 pp 168] Charity “does not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.” The heart in which love rules will not be filled with passion or revenge, by injuries which pride and self-love would deem unbearable.
1st Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!