My Heart Is On Fire By Doug Apple - A Short Christian Devotional To Open The Scriptures And Make Your Heart Burn Within You!

I’m Doug Apple...and my heart is on fire! (Luke 24:32) The Bible talks about overlooking offenses. Why would you ever overlook an offense? Because it is wise to overlook an offense. It is prudent. It is honorable. It is virtuous. It is to your glory. It is to your credit. The Message version of Proverbs 19:11 says it is to your grandeur. And when you refuse to overlook offenses you basically waste your life in drama, burning every bridge, cutting every tie and destroying every relationship. But God has a better plan! Proverbs 19:11 says, “...it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 12:16 says, “Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.” And I love the use of this word “overlook.” When you overlook something, you do it because it is small, because your eyes are trained on something bigger. You overlook an offense because your eyes are trained on something bigger. And what would that be? Loving people. We are called to love people. God told