“First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.” Matthew 5:24
Have you ever had an argument or a fight with somebody? Maybe a friend or a brother or a sister? How did you feel afterwards? Kind of angry or icky on the inside? What did you do about it? Did you continue to be angry? Did you try to avoid that person? Or, did you try to fix things and make it right between you again? Our relationships with others are very important. Jesus told us in Mark 12:29-31 that the two greatest commandments are to love the Lord our God with all our hearts and to love our neighbor as ourselves. If we want to have a good relationship with Jesus, we have to work at having good relationships with others. If we want to live our lives for God, we have to treat those around us in a way that is pleasing to God. Jesus tells us in Matthew that before we can offer a gift to the Lord we must first be reconciled – we must first make things right between us and our brother – between anyone with whom we are having a disagreement with. So, is there anybody you need to go and make things right with?
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