Raise Up, Rebuild, Restore, then Live In Them

Amos 9:11,14

"In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David,
         And wall up its breaches;
         I will also raise up its ruins
         And rebuild it as in the days of old;
"Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,
         And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
         They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
         And make gardens and eat their fruit.

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"In that day" is when God brings His judgment unto the Israelites
and in our eyes everything seems to be going down the drain. God has
a different perspective -- out of his love for us He is determined to
raise up the remnant in the midst of the rubble. He is in the business
of rebuilding and restoring. The only condition is for us to do all
things in His ways and timing.

God is continuously encouraging me to stay with Him regardless of the
outlook I may perceive because He will restore & rebuild the ruined
cities in order that we may live in them, plant vineyards, eat the
fruits and enjoy. I believe that is God's plan for our church.

Purity of Seeking God

Amos 5:4,5


For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel,
"Seek Me that you may live.

"But do not resort to Bethel
And do not come to Gilgal,
Nor cross over to Beersheba;
For Gilgal will certainly go into captivity
And Bethel will come to trouble.

*
God is speaking to the people who's been straying away from Him
before He is about to send His judgment on them. This is the
last call, sort of speak. However, He is still giving them a way
out by seeking Him instead of their own "strong towers." When we
are up against hardships, it is our tendency to turn to our own
shields, but God wants us to seek Him foremost.

Why, but we all say, "I am seeking God first," so what is so special
about it this time? God has been pressing upon my heart on
humility
lately and more I meditate on the concept of humility being the
good soil all of my other godly characteristics can lay their roots
down to grow, I am truly convicted that unless I come to a point of
completely humility before God, I will not be able to seek Him FIRST
as God speaks in verse 4.

I want to truly seek God with the purest desires based on my complete
humility so that I may live in His presence 24x7.

Your Face to Shine Upon Me

Pslam 80:3,7,19


O God, restore us

And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

O God of hosts, restore us

And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

O LORD God of hosts, restore us;

Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

*
The evidence of my restored relationship with God is for His face
to shine upon me and my countenance to reflect His image. This also
signifies that I have God's salvation.

Funny thing is that during my hardships, my life reflected my own image
of trying to get out of the hole. I didn't see to cry out to God for a
restore relationship with God and ask His face to shine upon my life. I want
to learn this lesson once and for all from here on based on these verses.

Related to this message, I was also prompted to enter into a deeper
humility before God and others because when I am completely humbled
I will reflect God's face which is shining upon me.

Timothy, Turbulence Up Ahead!

2 Timothy 3:12-15


Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,
and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are
able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith
which is in Christ Jesus.

*
At first reading of verse 12, it didn't make sense -- why all who desire
to live godly lives in Christ Jesus have to be persecuted? Shouldn't we
be commended and comforted? But this letter
to Timothy outlines the reality of those pursuing the truly godly lives which
is going to be turbulent because such lifestyles would collide with the
standards of this world.

Therefore, as we are told to buckle up before the airplane takes off or
whenever the pilot feels that the plane is going to be shaken around, Paul
seems to be telling Timothy to buckle up because there is turbulence up
ahead.

This is conceptually easy to grasp, but without a substantial grounding
in God's wisdom and truth, we can easily be tossed around and even be
tossed out. Luckily not many of us have to test whether those seatbelts
are really sturdy enough to hold me down or not in real situations
but we know that many people's lives are saved by those seatbelts.
Likewise, even though we do not have to test our grounding in God's presence
every day through crisis or persecution, we better confirm and re-confirm
such a solid grounding in God because, as Paul warns Timothy, the road
up ahead will test us for sure.

Soldiers Please Through Hardship

2 Timothy 2:3,4


Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

*
Being a good soldier of Jesus Christ implies that hardships are a part of life. Soldiers
in general don't necessary go out for picnics but to fight the enemy and lives are
at stake. So in the case of the soldiers for Christ, we face the same level of
conflict in the spiritual realm. Be prepared to suffer the hardships as Paul had
suffered.

As the battle belongs to God, while we are fighting as His soldiers, the
proper attitude as His soldiers will please Him and lead us into His
victory.

The Price of Passing on God's Love

2 Chronicles 24:19-21


Yet He sent prophets to them to bring them back to the LORD; though they testified against them, they would not listen.
Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, "Thus God has said, 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you.'"
So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the court of the house of the LORD.

*
This story outlines God's love for all of us. We are the one that stray
away from God, but He continues to pursue us with His love in order that
we may come back to Him. Yet, it's us who reject His offer and walk the path
of evil by trampling His love, killing it viciously.

This story is the story of Jesus Christ bearing the cross and dying on it.

Here, Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who counseled Joash to be
the king that followed God's ways and thus strengthened the nation, speaks
boldly God's offer to bring the people back to Him. But it resulted in
being stoned to death. What a contradicting ending. This displays the
evil in all of us and how ignorant and devastating we can be.

I pray that I would have the spiritual eyes to recognize the people of
God when they speak God's love. I also pray that I would have the boldness
of Zechariah to speak God's love to the lost generation of people in the
hope that they would return to God ... even if it means I have to pay
the price because then I would be following the footsteps of Jesus whose
sole purpose of coming to this world is to pass on the amazing love of
God for all of us.

Generations of Throne

2 Kings 10:30


The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in My heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."

*
God commends Jehu for doing what was right in God's eyes according to all
that was in His heart. He pleased God by doing what He desires. This seems
very simple but Jehu had to fight against the cultural current coming from
the Baal worshipers, corrupted kings, and spiritual desert. He did this
by committing to preserve God's presence in his nation, and wiping out the
sins of his people completely as he can because that is what God wanted.

What is also awesome is that God rewards him with four generations of throne
in Israel. My takeaway here is that what I do to secure my future is
insignificant relative to what God will honor when I stick to His heart
and His plans of actions.

Be Absorbed in Discipline of Godliness

1 Timothy 4:15,16


Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

*
Paul follows his reminder of disciplined life of a good minister with this
message. As we cannot avoid the pains in life, we must take them while
we are submerged in godliness so that God's power will be revealed to others.
Perseverance is also a key part of this process because it will only
pass in God's timing and that means I must persevere until His time is
reached.

Having said this, though, there is something to look forward to in this
process which is ensuring the salvation for me and others I spread
the goodnews to. That is, I will be a more effective minister of
God's love and be able to invite more people into His Kingdom.

The Battle is Not Mine but God's

2 Chronicles 20:15,17,20,22


and he said, "Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.
'You need not fight in this battle; station yourselves, stand and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem ' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for the LORD is with you."
They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, put your trust in the LORD your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed."
When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.

*
The battle against the enemy belongs to God even though I am the one under
attack and by that, my natural reaction is to fight back with all of my
strength. God's way is to know that the battle belongs to Him and I should
not fear or dismayed but to obey His instructions and watch His powerful
salvation displayed before my eyes.

There is a key action I need to take which is to make #1 priority to
devote myself to God as the first thing in the morning, and declare that
God will establish Himself in the midst of us that day; and then give
Him all the glory and honor through my praise and worship (not fight).
Then God will do His part of claiming the battle for His name's sake.

Code of Conduct

1 Timothy 3:15


but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

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Paul wrote this verse after describing the various codes of conduct for
overseers and deacons. As the church is the pillar and support of the truth,
the leaders of such an entity require a high standard of conduct.

Especially in this day and age, sustaining the truth of God is no small
matter. In fact, unless we stick to the high standard of carrying out
our conduct, it will be very easy to be swept away by the waves of this
world. So, I need to constantly remember that how I conduct in my
church will influence how God's truth is upheld. It isn't a matter of
being a nice guy and gain others favors, but it is a matter of how I
can assist in preserving God's wonderful truth within my church in order
to become the potent light and salt to the neighboring territories.

Interceding for Dignity

1 Timothy 2:1,2



First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,
for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

*
It seems that interceding for one another is an essential part of a healthy
community to achieve the highest dignity God had intended for us. However,
today, I feel that the level intersession is limited to uplifting some of
our immediate needs (health, financial, etc.) instead of going forward
with extra efforts to gain the tranquil and quiet life Paul is writing
about here, which in the end bring out all godliness and dignity.

The word dignity
jumps out at me here because that concept seemed to have been lost within
the local churches lately. We need to recover this and one of the ways to
do this is by interceding amongst one another and for our leaders.

Double Portion of Your Spirit

2 Kings 2:9



When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."

*
Elisha's answer to Elijah, his master, reminded me of Solomon's answer
to God's inquiry about what his one wish was because of the prompt
response in both cases. That tells me that such answer was being
thought out by them already because their lives was purpose driven.

In this case of Elisha, I can see that he was pursuing spirituality
like his master and he wished for the double portion of what his master
attained from God. He wanted to serve God with the necessary
spiritual foundation that he was pursuing under Elijah.

What would my answer be when asked the same question?

Season My Speech with Salt

Colossians 4:6



Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.



(NLT: Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.)

*
As I am working on how to pass on the warmth of Jesus Christ to others
as I greet them in various situations (first timers, or old timers), this
passage speaks to my heart about how I need to let God's grace penetrate into
my heart first; and then have it overflow into others. At I search my heart
my stiff-necked attitude is what hinders me from doing this now. God is
coaching and training me to soften my neck and humble myself through the
saturation of His grace in my heart.

It is true that I will have to remind myself to season my speech with others
as I greet them and work on that, but I foremost have to soak my heart into
His grace through the meditation of His words every morning before I step
out of my house.

Got Heart?

Colossians 3:12,13



So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.

*
It is going to take some serious commitment to put on a heart of the following
attributes if I want to make God's short list on his search for His men:
COMPASSION, KINDNESS, HUMILITY, GENTLENESS, PAITNEC, and FORGIVENESS.
I need to put these on every moment, willingly and intentionally regardless of
the circumstances I may be in -- i.e., no excuses especially when Jesus Himself
had done just that for me.

A question to ponder: Do I have this willingness as my priority #1, or am I
too focused on the results of my ministry? The results come from God's grace.
What I need to do is to put on the right heart.

My Nickname is Troubler

1 Kings 18:17



When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"

*
Elijah was publicly known as a troubler in Israel under the rule of corrupted King Ahab
because he was dedicated on bringing God's message to the people regardless against
all odds of this spiritually degenerating nation. One thing was clear: Elijah was not
in the Corruption Camp, but he was on God's Camp.

I wonder what Satan calls me as? Insignificant, impotent, part of the landscape kind of a
guy? Or am I carrying the nickname of a troubler for their domain? Further, with what
mentality am I living in this world every moment? Is it a mentality of becoming a
well-blended in chameleon into this world, or am I sticking out like a sore thumb
because I am rooted in a fundamentally different origin?

I would not mind wearing the title of rocking the enemy's empire while living on earth.

Caught By God's Eyes

2 Chronicles 16:9


"For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars."

*
Throughout the earth, God is on a search for those completely dedicated to Him.
And as He locates these people, He desires to strongly support them.
This support, in those times, meant protection against the enemies especially
those who has stronger armies. But God will deliver those whose heart is
completely set on God.

This is a specially neat passage for me because I need to sharpen my
heart toward God more than my skills or weapons to fight against the
enemy's tricks and attacks. Lately I have felt that I am overpowered
by the pressures of the enemy around me and felt I needed to strengthen
myself to fight back. But God is reminding me to be caught by His eyes as
the one completely dedicated to Him; then He will supply the awesome
power and strength to me.

Can I Do All Things?

Philippians 4:13



I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

*
The question, "Can I do all things?" is not asked in light of whether I could
be a Superman or not, but it is asked in light of whether I could face all
sorts of circumstance I am in and will be in. It's not about whether I
could bounce off bullets or jump over buildings, but it's about whether I
could find contentment in God regardless of whether I'm at the peak of
the mountains or crawling at the bottom of the dark valleys of my life.

Paul's lesson for me is that whatever condition I find myself in, God will
give me strength to rely on Him (only) and then bring out His glory how
impossible it may seem to me. I am so grateful for God's such provision
and promise to me.

Continual Discernment

1 Kings 13:18b, 19


But he lied to him.
So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house and drank water.

*
One of the key takeaways from the story of this unnamed man of God is
that receiving the initial calling/guidance from God does not guarantee
sustaining it through the end.

This man even successfully walked away from the king's invitation to go back and
receive an award because he wanted to stick to God's instructions. But when
another prophet approached him and lied to him saying that God spoke to
him to tell him, that man of God got confused and disobeyed God while
thinking he was following God's direction.

It appears to me that the key error was his reliance on another person,
albeit he was a prophet. He should have gone to God himself and received
his own confirmation of the change in God's original instructions. Failing to do
so caused him to stumble and led him to disobey God. I am noting here
that God brings upon him
the consequences, not the false prophet. So, in the end, I am totally
responsible for my own actions even if someone tricks me into committing
a sin.

I'm once again, thankful to God for providing me the direct access to Him
via my own devotional time (for e.g.) through His own Words. I am much
more convicted to start my days with that precious time with Him in order
that I may receive the confirmation of His instructions for that day. This
way, I can have a continued discernment in this time of confusion.

Counselors of Kings

1 Kings 12:8,19,28b


But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.
So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
So the king consulted, and made two golden calves

*
As a leader of God's people, sustaining a personal dependence on God
and seeking His wisdom to know the right counsels is crucial when
making decisions that will benefit the people God put under the leader's
care. When such wisdom is forgone and the leader relies souly on his own
views, then the outcome is not only detrimental, but also long lasting as we
can see in verse 19.

It also appears that in those days, the tendency of the kings was to rely
on the wrong sources of counsel for making decisions for God's people. Instead
of going to God for His guidance, they seek counsels from others who eventually
led them astray.

God is eager to shower down His wisdom only if we seek after Him; I am
suspicious that our times here in US now are not much different from
then where we're so naturally relying on our own plans and views, deceiving
ourselves to think that we're living out the best of our lives.

Good from Beginning to the End

Philippians 1:6


For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

*
This passage was a real timely reminder that
my committed life to Jesus is only going
to get more perfect when I stay
plugged into His good works. This is to trust in the perfector Himself
rather than focusing on how to achieve a "perfect state" of my life.

I believe the good work had already begun in my life 24 years ago; and God
had been perfecting it ever since then. So, regardless of what circumstances
I may/will be going through, I must claim the promise that He will perfect
it until He returns. That is an awesome promise.

Guarding My Heart

Ephesian 6:14b


HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

*
[Reflection from one of Pastor Wayne Cordeiro's sermon]


Back then, in an armor the breastplate's primary role was to protect the heart.
In fact, the only one heart I have is one of the most vital organ to sustain my
life. So, this breastplate plays quite an important role; and in my Spiritual
warfare, it comprises of righteousness. This means I must not waver in different
situations I go through, but to stand up for God's righteousness consistently.
That is the only way to keep this breastplate on me to guard my heart.

As I am going through a special point in my life to guard my heart, I
am clinging on to God in order I may exert all my strength to keep on my
breastplate of righteousness. I also realize that foremost, I need to ask
for His forgiveness for my failure to shine His Light in my setting due
to my own shortcomings. I want to claim the promises of Him who forgives
and empowers to reveal His glory in the end. I am surrendering my own
thoughts and plans before You, O God, as I await Your presence to overwhelm
this situation. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Exposing My Dark Corners

Ephesian 5:13


But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light.

*
All these years walking with God, I somehow
was quite successful in keeping some of the dark corners in my
life away from the True Light. Or, perhaps it was the case that
I was gradually working my way into these darkest corners from
the outer layers of gray corners. But regardless, God is exposing
in my life an area that I did not let His Light to shine in and
transform it. It's an area of my standard of keeping a "perfect"
relationships with everyone I know or work with. Well, God wants
me to let His Light shine there and allow His Light to be the
new standard in my relationships.

The new standard is to be humble with a serving heart. The humble
attitude is the part that stood out as His Light shined this time.
I need to watch my external posture or persona because I tend to
come across as cold, or too proper/perfect.

I am so thankful for this revelation; and I am committed to work on
this by letting His Light shine in there more and more so I will
begin to shine His Light in all of my relationships.

The Nature of Light

John 1:4


In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

*
The life God granted us came in the form light. The light has a nature
of filling up the 3D space we live in. It also reveals the reality by
shining on them and having them reflect the light. It exposes all sorts
of different shapes and colors. Light also travels fast and far. So,
this probabaly is the best medium to send messages and God used it to
send us the Life itself.

Key qustion for me is, How am I doing as a channel of this Life in the
form of light? Am I hindering it to shine or transmitting the light
brighter?

End is Better than Beginning

Ecclesiastes 7:8; 8:6


The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.


For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him.

*
How I finish in all things is more important than how I get started. Especially
in terms of relationship with others, when things turn sour, I need to do my
best to turn it around and end on a high note. And there will be a proper time
and procedures to do this in order that God's delight is brought forth
regardless of the situations.

Father, I need extra dose of Your grace today because I want to follow Your
principles from this passage, but my landscape looks very confusing and
challenging. BUT I want to follow Your ways to let Your glory shine in
this situation I'm in. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Abases, I Leap

Psalm 18:27-29

For You save an afflicted people,
But haughty eyes You abase.
For You light my lamp;
The LORD my God illumines my darkness.
For by You I can run upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall.


*
Quite an encouraging passage because it claims that God will come through!


The focus lies with God's doing and eliminating my own efforts other than
enjoying the outcome God promises to me. He will save me when I am afflicted;
light my dark corners; provide supernatural power to leap over obstacles.


What He does not want to see are haughty eyes; darkness; cowardliness against
the enemy (even though they may march in troops); not being able to leap
over obstacles.


Lord, I feel the pressures from various happenings around me and have been
leaning on You for some guidance. However, in Your silence, this passage
is teaching me to claim your promise to raise me up from my lows, and out
of such experience my whole life will be energized with power that will
make me leap over the wall right in front of me. Thank you for abasing
my haughty eyes and realigning it back to You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Discovering Eternity in My Heart

Ecclesiastes 3:11


He has made everything appropriate in its time He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

*
Solomon's testimony in this Book began with all being vanity. Then he focuses
on God's creation in His own timing rather than his own accomplishments. Likewise,
when I focus on my actions, then it's an eternity of vanity; but when I focus
on God's works then it'll be an eternity of God's hope and love from beginning
to the end, because God had planted eternity in my heart.

Perspective is the key -- I need to keep training myself to see through
God's perspective of the matter surrounding me in order that I will
discover the eternal perspective God planted in my heart.

A Horse is a False Hope

Psalms 33:16-19


The king is not saved by a mighty army;

A warrior is not delivered by great strength.


A horse is a false hope for victory;

Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,

On those who hope for His lovingkindness,

To deliver their soul from death

And to keep them alive in famine.

*
God brings His victory to us in His ways which is contrary to what we rely on
which is our own strengths and methods. As the king relies on his own
army, horses, and strong warriors, we rely on my own financial status or social
standings, or even size of our church. But God's victory comes when we fear Him and keep our eyes on Him.

Forgive me for relying on my "horses and mighty army" to be an effective
church for You instead of keeping my eyes on You while fearing
You through abiding in Your Word at all times.

Look for the Signs of Groaning

Proverbs 29:2


When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

*
As we can tell the type of tree by its fruits, we can assess the condition
of the people by whether they rejoice, or groan.

As righteous people increase, the people will be filled with rejoicing, I
believe because God plants His delight in people heart through these righteous
people. But when wicked man is at the helm, all you'll hear are the groans
of the people. For the most part, the people will just groan out of their
misery and discomfort rather than fight back. So, as a leader I should
be sensitive to the groans of the people; and if I hear more groans than
not, then it's a good time to seek out the wickedness in the leadership.

Pre-requisite to Abounding in Hope

Romans 15:13


Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

*
Message
The Pre-requisite to living a life with abounding hope is to be
filled with *ALL* joy and peace in believing God. This is not about just "attaining" hope here and there but being soaked in
hope at all times.

God has no problems of supplying the hope to me, because He is God of hope. But
unless my heart is not filled with nothing but joy and peace in God, I won't abound
in hope and without such hope, my faith will lose its strength because that means
I have not received the power of the Holy Spirit in me.

Hmm, the J/P guage is nearing that 'E' position again -- it's time to go "fill her up!"

Fall, Rise, or Stumble

Proverbs 24:16


For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,


But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

*
Righteous or wicked, we all face calamity. The difference is the righteous
man rises every time he may fall due to the impact, whereas the wicked will
stumble and probably will not rise again and again. As someone once said,
the size of a man's character is measured by what de-rails him from his
life's course.

Father, may I find myself in You as righteous in all of my situations by
rising up again, again, again, .....

How To Bring Out Man's Glory

Proverbs 19:11


A man's discretion makes him slow to anger,


And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

*
God does not want anger take place in my life by exercising my discretion
at all time, especially when I have an opportunity to overlook any
transgression towards me or my family. Is overlooking here same as being
gracious? I think so, because how can I be overlooking without the
presence of God's grace and if His grace were not flowing out my life like
a river overflowing?

I have read and thought a lot about bringing out God's glory but this verse
actually talks about how to bring out a man's glory. Such a concept of
bringing out my own glory immediately brings up my guard against self
boasting, but God is saying to me through this verse that my glory as a man
can be established only when I display His grace against all odds.

Overlooking a transgression requires a lot of discipline and preparation of
my mind by filling it with God's principles. Even then, I must apply my
discretion at all times.