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Setting free

Telling God sorry in itself is difficult for us. Admitting your wrong to God, itself your pride wouldn't allow. Yet here is a group of people who put the axe on the root itself. ( Ezra:10) They put away with their pagan wives when they realized they have wronged. Apologizing to a person to whom you have wronged, it is difficult. But when the Spirit leads, just go ahead. That will only replenish you and reinstate you, not only to God and the other person, but also towards you. Matt:5:24. That has to be taken so seriously that the gift had to be left on the altar and the matter had to be dealt with personally. Why is it difficult? Because my pride wouldn't let me admit to some one else that i wronged. Let it go. Let yourself be free from the prisons of unforgiveness and bitterness.

Manasseh

2 Chron:33 Manasseh was a king who did many detestable things as the leader of Judah and made his nation to do as well. He ignored all the Lord's warnings. But when the Lord did justly to him, when He was taken by the Assyrian armies as a prisoner, while he was in deep distress, he sincerely humbled himself before God of his ancestors. And as he prayed; the Lord listened to his requests and brought him back to Jerusalem. And Manasseh finally realised that the Lord alone is God. Let everyday be a turn around opportunity for us. Every distressing situation, a channel of repentance and humbling and coming back to God. A realization that Jehovah alone is God. Once he was brought back; Manasseh - Rebuilt the outer wall - for protection - Removed the foreign gods and idols - purified - Restored the altar of the Lord - sanctified. He did everything possible to rechallenge the people of Judah. But they still sacrificed to the idols, which were nothing but the consequences of hi...