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  BE RECONCILED
  by Basilea Schlink
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of reconciliation and the
power of love to overcome bitterness and bring about unity and peace.

Duration: 4:35 Topics: "Radio Show"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:23

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In this sermon by Basilia Schlink, the message is about the importance
of reconciliation and letting go of grudges. The speaker shares a story
of a woman who had bitterness in her heart towards her sick mother,
which caused her whole life to be bitter. However, through a
conversation and the light of truth, the woman was able to repent and
take the first step towards reconciliation by bringing her mother a
bouquet of flowers. This act of love sparked a wave of reconciliation in
the village, as the mother sent her daughter to ask for forgiveness from
their neighbors. The sermon emphasizes the need to clean out our hearts,
let go of grudges, and allow Jesus' love to be victorious.

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God lives and works today, and he longs to live and work in our hearts,
so that we may be reconciled with him and each other. Today's meditation
by Basilia Schlenk shares what happened when somebody dared to take the
first step of reconciliation and let go of grudges. Be reconciled.

Don't be estranged from anyone. Go to the person who bears a grudge
against you, or against whom you bear a grudge, and let love be
victorious. Then the kingdom of heaven will begin.

As we all know, the bitter end of one cucumber can make a whole salad
bitter. Among the guests on our little land of Canaan was a woman whose
whole life was bitter because she had one bitter place in her heart,
bitterness toward her old sick mother. It seemed as though there was no
solution to the problem.

However, during our conversation, the light of truth fell into her life,
turned the guilt relationship around, caused tears of repentance to
flow, and showed her the next step. When she returned home, she brought
her mother a bouquet of flowers. What was spoken between the two of them
we don't know, but this we do know.

The mother had made life difficult, not only for her daughter, but also
for many others. She had many enemies in the village. But now that love
had conquered the bitter relationship between mother and daughter, the
other relationships could also be set aright.

Since the mother was bedridden and couldn't go to the others for
reconciliation, she sent her daughter to the individual neighbors to beg
their forgiveness. That began a wave of reconciliation which swept
through the entire village. For just as the bitterness of one cucumber
can permeate a salad, so a single candle can fill a whole room with
light.

This testimony is a call to us to clean out the house of our heart, to
let go of our grudges against others, and to let Jesus' love be
victorious. For the love I lack, O Lord, give love to me. It was for
love you called and called it me.

O fill my heart with the tender love so true, with which I, too, may
show mercy just like you. Lord, love like this give me. Give me your
love, your sympathy with all, filling each sorrow, Lord, O hear my call.

Dear Lord, you know me, I lack such tender care. Give me compassion, all
grief and pain to share. Lord, love like this give me.

You've been listening to a program written by Basilia Schlink of the
Little Land of Canaan. If this program has been a help to you, we'd be
happy to send you a free leaflet by the same author. Please write to God
Lives and Works Today, 9849 North 40th Street, Phoenix, Arizona,
85028-4099.

That's God Lives and Works Today, 9849 North 40th Street, Phoenix,
Arizona, 85028-4099. Please write and ask for your free leaflet. God
bless you.

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Audio: https://sermonindex1.b-cdn.net/21/SID21380.mp3
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/basilea-schlink/be-reconciled/
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