April 14 : M

M is for Mile

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’³⁹ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. ⁴⁰ And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. ⁴¹ If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. ⁴² Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

And i can cut this down to:

If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

2 for 2. 2 miles for 2 people. Then to walk back is another 2 miles for 2 people. Not only shall you suffer but make the other suffer. God tells is strictly not to fall into what evil-dooers. For give them what they want to show that this indeed does not bother you. It will be hard! But It will be easy because Jesus will be with us all the way! 

Yes, with God we may be miles away: but his love, his body, his spirit is always with us. Not thousands of miles away. No. It's right Here. We are the body. We are the Lord. We must show him in everything we must do. 

Matthew 5 is got to be the most beautiful part of Matthew. The sermon on the mount  is filled with inspiration and direction. Jesus tell us how to improve our imperfect lives into perfection and not to be like the hypocrites. But This is indeed why he came; to switch us from hypocrites to Believers. I've always loved the way Matthew 5 was worded: it's spoken to me in a way i just can'r say.

but may we learn from walking a mile, May we learn from suffering and evilness of others: for we who turn the cheek will be accepted. Our loyalty to God is truly shown.