Just Say, "I'm Sorry"

 April 8, 2024

Monday

Years ago, a movie's by-line was, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." Every person who has had a close relationship knows this is wrong.

I read recently that the two hardest words to say to someone you are close to are, "I'm sorry." There may be lots of reasons that this is true but it doesn't matter. "I'm sorry," just might be the two most healing words we can say too. Relationships that have been damaged for years could be repaired if "I'm sorry" began the conversation.

It is no wonder that God opposes the proud. The proud want the rest of the world to see things their way. They look down on others. They don't see that they must say, "I'm sorry." This is below their stature. This would bring them to the level of the ones they have offended.

This sounds good unless you are the one who is proud. Pride seems to hide itself from those who are proud. They are simply right and that doesn't make them proud. They don't see the damage they have caused. They didn't even realize that they ridiculed the person who may have disagreed with them. They don't realize that their relationships always hang in the balance between being prideful and being humble. Those who are prideful can't have deep relationships. They continue to sabotage them.

Pride is not the gospel that the Lord called us with. He called us to being slaves to Him and servants of everyone else. He said that the greatest would be the servant of everyone. There is no room for pride. There is plenty of room for saying, "I'm sorry."

Responding to the gospel itself begins with saying, "I'm sorry." Realizing that sin is present and it must be forgiven requires these words. Repentance never follows a great deal of pride. Salvation is not gained by thinking it is deserved. The humbled one comes to Jesus.

So, is there any one-time close friend that you need to say, "I'm sorry," to? You could start the repair to something you once had with those words. If you know the Lord Jesus, you will make this effort. That is, unless pride gets in the way.

Matthew 5:9 (NASB 2020) ⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.