Micah 4:12 (ESV) They do not know the thoughts of the Lord, & they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor. — The process of threshing was performed generally by spreading the sheaves on the threshing floor and causing oxen to tread repeatedly over them, loosening the edible part of the grain from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. To be trodded on seems painful. Offense can be painful, especially when others seem to trod over us! Offense can be used by God to bring about the good! — Prov 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, & it is His glory to overlook an offense. 1 Peter 2:19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. — When we repay offense for offense, then we have our just reward. However, when we learn to come up higher. When we learn to turn the other cheek, it is here where God takes up for us! It is here where we actually have the ability to build treasures in heaven that last for all eternity. This is the place we all hope to achieve, where we hear the words, “well done my good & faithful servant”! The key is willing to serve instead of being served! Love Mel
