My devotion for today to share in case you may need to hear and forgive. Today I really struggled. Nothing seemed to be the right verse. Finally the Lord impressed upon me to look at forgiveness. The word forgive means to wipe the slate clean, to pardon, to cancel a debt. When we wrong someone, we seek his or her forgiveness in order for the relationship to be restored. It is important to remember that forgiveness is not granted because a person deserves to be forgiven. Instead, it is an act of love, mercy, and grace. How we act toward that person may change. It doesnt mean we will put ourselves back into a harmful situation or that we suddenly accept or approve of the persons continued wrong behavior. It simply means we release them from the wrong they committed against us. We forgive them because God forgave us. The Bible gives us much instruction when it comes to forgiveness. We forgive because we have been forgiven by God. (Ephesians 4:32) We forgive in obedience to God. (Matthew 6:14-15; Romans 12:18) We forgive others to gain control of our lives from hurt emotions (Genesis 4:1-8) We forgive so we wont become bitter and defile those around us. (Hebrews 12:14-15) The act of forgiving others is between us and God. The only time we need to forgive a person face-to-face is at the moment we are asked by that person to forgive them for the hurt they have caused. A Prayer of Forgiveness: Dear God, I choose as an act of my will, regardless of my feelings, to forgive the person who has wronged me. I release them, and I set myself free to Your healing. With Your help, I will no longer dwell on the situation or continue to talk about it. I thank you for forgiving me as I have forgiven them. I thank You for releasing me. I ask this in Jesus name, amen. Like I said, I struggled today. Maybe God wants me to change up my pattern of devotions. I hope this helps someone by sharing it today! May God bless you!
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:16:32 +0000
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