1 Peter 4:8 - Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Jesus' love covered a mutitude of our sins. He loved us so much that He died for us, just so our sins could be forgiven. If He loved us that much, can't we love each other enough to forgive each other?
In my Sunday school class, we were talking about pleasing God. I'll do a different post about that. For today, I want to cover just this verse. An example given was when a man cheats on or otherwise dishonors his wife. Should she take him back, or immediately go for a divorce? The assistant pastor used this example with this and other verses to show that God would prefer reconcilliation. Which I knew. I'd just never thought of it in connection with this verse before.
Think about it. If God can forgive us for all that we've done, can't we forgive each other? Can't we at least try to give each other another chance? I mean, it depends on the people involved, I guess, but forgiveness is something that's required of us. It's not optional.
So, if Love is the only thing that can cover sins, no matter how many, then in order to forgive people, we must first love them, the way God loved us, even if they aren't worthy, because we certainly weren't worthy.
Just my thought for today.
