Forgiveness: Optional or Necessity
Mat 5:23-24 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
The Lord is as much interested in our relationship with others as He is our relationship with Him. In fact they go together, we can not have a right relationship with the Lord and not have a right relationship with those around us. We may not be able to have fellowship with some but we should not be fussing and auguring either.
Mat 6:12-15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Forgiving others, who hurts us in any way or has hurt us, is not optional to one who loves the Lord. It is an absolute necessity. To be forgiven we must also forgive. This is not a commandment for some and not for others. It is for all who are God's children.
To be forgiven, we must forgive. We are forgiven by grace without any merit on our part. We must forgive in the same way. This is as much for our benefit as it is for those we forgive. Having an unforgiving spirit is the cause of much mental and physical problems in our lives. When someone hurts us and we don't forgive we become part of the problem and God must deal with both of us.
When we forgive we release the one who hurt us into the Lord's hand to do, as He will. He will give them space of time to repent and if they don't, vengeance belongs to God. He will not put up with anyone hurting one of His own! When we forgive it doesn't mean we have pardoned them. We are just releasing them to the Lord. We are granting mercy as we have been granted mercy.
How can we know if we have truly forgiven someone who has hurt us? We are to pray for those who despitefully use us and bless those who curse us. Pray and ask the Lord to forgive them. The first time we pray it may just be in obedience to the Word of God and not be from our hearts. Just keep praying until one time you will realize you do mean it, the Holy Spirit will help.
How can we know we have truly forgiven? When we can think about it without it hurting us. Any sore, when it is healed will stop hurting. Forgive and let the Lord heal us of all hurts.
The goal of every Christian should be to get all sin out of their life, but we all need forgiveness at times. If we don't forgive others we can not be forgiven ourselves. We can not walk with the Lord and not forgive those who trespass against us. Meditate on it!
Our Father in heaven, turn the search light of Your Spirit on our hearts and show us if we are holding on to something that we should have turned loose of before. Help us, from our hearts, to forgive those who hurt us as we ourselves need to be forgiven. We ask, believe we receive and give thanks in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Mat 5:23-24 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
The Lord is as much interested in our relationship with others as He is our relationship with Him. In fact they go together, we can not have a right relationship with the Lord and not have a right relationship with those around us. We may not be able to have fellowship with some but we should not be fussing and auguring either.
Mat 6:12-15 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Forgiving others, who hurts us in any way or has hurt us, is not optional to one who loves the Lord. It is an absolute necessity. To be forgiven we must also forgive. This is not a commandment for some and not for others. It is for all who are God's children.
To be forgiven, we must forgive. We are forgiven by grace without any merit on our part. We must forgive in the same way. This is as much for our benefit as it is for those we forgive. Having an unforgiving spirit is the cause of much mental and physical problems in our lives. When someone hurts us and we don't forgive we become part of the problem and God must deal with both of us.
When we forgive we release the one who hurt us into the Lord's hand to do, as He will. He will give them space of time to repent and if they don't, vengeance belongs to God. He will not put up with anyone hurting one of His own! When we forgive it doesn't mean we have pardoned them. We are just releasing them to the Lord. We are granting mercy as we have been granted mercy.
How can we know if we have truly forgiven someone who has hurt us? We are to pray for those who despitefully use us and bless those who curse us. Pray and ask the Lord to forgive them. The first time we pray it may just be in obedience to the Word of God and not be from our hearts. Just keep praying until one time you will realize you do mean it, the Holy Spirit will help.
How can we know we have truly forgiven? When we can think about it without it hurting us. Any sore, when it is healed will stop hurting. Forgive and let the Lord heal us of all hurts.
The goal of every Christian should be to get all sin out of their life, but we all need forgiveness at times. If we don't forgive others we can not be forgiven ourselves. We can not walk with the Lord and not forgive those who trespass against us. Meditate on it!
Our Father in heaven, turn the search light of Your Spirit on our hearts and show us if we are holding on to something that we should have turned loose of before. Help us, from our hearts, to forgive those who hurt us as we ourselves need to be forgiven. We ask, believe we receive and give thanks in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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