Love People

    Be Reconciled

    So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.

    Matthew 5:23-24

    Jesus taught both directions of the same road: if someone has something against you, leave your gift at the altar and go, and if your brother sins against you, go and talk to him alone. Either way, you go first.

    Jesus ranks reconciliation above worship in sequence, interrupting the offering itself. There is no scenario in his teaching where you wait for the other person. Offender or offended, the command is identical: you move first, quickly, privately, face to face.

    You already know the name that came to mind reading this. Go today, before the week hardens it further. Not a text if a call is possible, not a call if a doorstep is.