{"id":11368,"date":"2014-06-30T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11368"},"modified":"2014-06-30T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T15:01:06","slug":"do-it-now-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11368","title":{"rendered":"Do It Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Agree with your adversary quickly . . . \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=Matthew+5%3A25\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 5:25<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --> <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<section>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fBOnR67tIq0\" height=\"315\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this verse, Jesus Christ laid down a very important principle by saying, \u201cDo what you know you must do\u2014 <em>now<\/em>. Do it quickly. If you don\u2019t, an inevitable process will begin to work \u2019till you have paid the last penny\u2019 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5:26\">Matthew 5:26<\/a>) in pain, agony, and distress.\u201d God\u2019s laws are unchangeable and there is no escape from them. The teachings of Jesus always penetrate right to the heart of our being.Wanting to make sure that my adversary gives me all my rights is a natural thing. But Jesus says that it is a matter of inescapable and eternal importance to me that I pay my adversary what I owe him. From our Lord\u2019s standpoint it doesn\u2019t matter whether I am cheated or not, but what does matter is that I don\u2019t cheat someone else. Am I insisting on having my own rights, or am I paying what I owe from Jesus Christ\u2019s standpoint?Do it quickly\u2014 bring yourself to judgment now. In moral and spiritual matters, you must act immediately. If you don\u2019t, the inevitable, relentless process will begin to work. God is determined to have His child as pure, clean, and white as driven snow, and as long as there is disobedience in any point of His teaching, He will allow His Spirit to use whatever process it may take to bring us to obedience. The fact that we insist on proving that we are right is almost always a clear indication that we have some point of disobedience. No wonder the Spirit of God so strongly urges us to stay steadfastly in the light! (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+3:19-21\">John 3:19-21<\/a>).\u201cAgree with your adversary quickly . . . .\u201d Have you suddenly reached a certain place in your relationship with someone, only to find that you have anger in your heart? Confess it quickly\u2014 make it right before God. Be reconciled to that person\u2014 <em>do it now!<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">June 30, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Lord, thank you for the gift of forgiveness; that ability to quickly let go of grudges and feelings that I must get back at someone that has hurt me or mine. That was a gift I was not expecting to come to me like it did, all at once. But You know that sometimes it is more difficult than others, especially when one of my children or a very close friend is hurt, or when I feel like I have been disrespected. How can I let go of these tendencies more quickly Lord?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">And God says<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u2026\u201dForgiveness is a gift that must be opened immediately if you are to receive the full benefit of the gift. You have no right, and there is absolutely no benefit for you to hold onto any of the feelings and thoughts of reprisal, self-pity or self-righteousness. Whenever you hold out strong feelings against another person, institution, organization or group, you block the blessings that have been given you. And the &#8220;HOW?\u201d&#8230;It is the same lesson as you have been learning. The &#8220;HOW&#8217; belongs to Me. Surrender your right to reprisals and hard feelings because of the hurt inflicted by others, to Me. Let Me respond on your behalf. My ways are not your ways. Acknowledge Me in all your ways and I will make your paths straight. Your role is to simply surrender your right to yourself to\u00a0Me. I will provide the &#8220;HOW&#8221;. In fact I am the &#8220;HOW&#8221;.\u00a0 Seek first the kingdom of God which is\u00a0Jesus and everything else you need, including the ability to forgive, will be provided&#8221;. Remain connected to Me and curious about\u00a0how I will respond to meet your needs. If I would not spare my only\u00a0Son,\u00a0it is certain I would not withhold any good thing from you. Delight yourself in Me and receive the desires of your heart.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agree with your adversary quickly . . . \u2014Matthew 5:25 In this verse, Jesus Christ laid down a very important principle by saying, \u201cDo what you know you must do\u2014 now. Do it quickly. 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