Matthew 5:24
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“…one must remove all hindrances from the true worship of God.…”
Some people would come to God, with all their religiosity; their worship, tithes and offering, services and so forth. But their hearts are far away from Him because there are things that are hindering them from worshipping Him. There are certain unrepentant sins that are hindering them from worshipping Him in spirit and in truth, and that is the sin of unforgiveness. Therefore, Jesus said, Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift (Matthew 5:24). In other words, one must remove all hindrances from the true worship of God.
Worship is about God, and we must be made right with Him. Just as a person who is at enmity with his adversary, what must he do? Matthew 5:25, Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. A person must make right his life with the Lord Jesus Christ, by repenting from all his sins. And unless all his sins are forgiven, he will not be made right with God, neither will he be able to worship Him nor his gifts be acceptable to Him (c.f. Matthew 5:26).
Dear children, God has forgiven all our sins, how can we not forgive our brothers and sisters who have sinned against us? Our unforgiving spirit will hinder us from worshipping God who has forgiven us!
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