The extra mile

• Matthew 5:41 (ASV)

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http://mistakemaker.com/?p=1308
I don’t like that verse. I would much rather it say, “if someone forces you to go one mile, tell him to take a hike.” When someone makes an unreasonable request of me or tries to take advantage of me, my natural response normally isn’t “sure…no problem, in fact here’s double!” But yet, that’s exactly what Jesus expects us to do. Think about it…Jesus calls us to be fully available to be fully taken advantage of...[read more]

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