First to Say Sorry

The world has its own idea of a strong husband or father. He wins the argument. He never admits he was wrong. He has it all figured out. Scripture paints a very different picture.

The strongest man who ever lived “humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” And Paul says, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Real strength bends low.

At home, that looks like being the first to apologise and the first to repent. James says, “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.” Healing in a home often starts with one person saying, I was wrong.

Paul also gives a deadline: “let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” The week after Easter is a good time to practise resurrection at home. Lay down your pride, say sorry first, and watch what God can bring back to life.