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Colossians 3:13 - Forgive Because Youre Forgiven.

Colossians 3:13 (NLT) Make allowance for 
each others faults, and forgive anyone who 
offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you 
must forgive others. 

Colossians 3:13 (AMP) Be gentle and 
forbearing with one another and, if one has a 
difference (a grievance of complaint) against another, 
readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has 
[freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

The Society of Bent Timber
   One of my favorite places on earth is a 
grove that sits on the Guadalupe River only 
minutes from my house. It's a peaceful place. Bass 
swim among the rocks. And trees, oh, the trees. 
Cypresses line the river's edge. Mesquite and Texas 
live oaks cluster in the draw. They weather the 
winters and celebrate the summers. 
   And they are all bent. There's not a 
straight trunk among them. Even so, they provide the 
perfect place to find peace. Fishermen doze in their 
shade. Birds build nests on their branches. 
Humanity is like that grove of trees. Though we 
attempt to stand tall, none of us succeed. We twist 
and turn and have our gnarly bark. We are a 
collection of bent timber. And that's okay. There is 
beauty in our bentness. 
   So enjoy the Society of the Bent Timber. 
Cut people some slack. Ease up. Reduce your 
number of peeves, and be patient with the people 
who pet them. The world, for all its quirky 
people, is a wonderful place to live. The sooner we 
can find the beauty, the happier we will be. 
[You Can Count On God by Max Lucado] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE

Colossians 3:13 - Forgive Because You Are 
Forgiven. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20211130-0721.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs