FORGIVENESS IS HARD
"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." - Matthew 6:14
Most of us have either read,
heard, or spoken the Lord’s prayer. But, have you ever noticed the
presence of a little two-letter word in the Lord’s prayer? It says “And
forgive us of our sins as we forgive those who
sin against us.” Did you catch that? The word “as” implies that we
cannot be forgiven until we offer that same forgiveness to others. In
case we miss the “as,” Jesus makes it very clear in the next verse: “But
if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your
sins.”(Matthew 6:15)
Forgiving someone who has
treated you poorly, said evil things about you, even broken up your
family, is a very difficult thing to do. It takes Godly intervention to
truly offer forgiveness to people who have deeply wounded you. But God
commands us to do so, and God would never command us to do anything that
He wouldn’t provide the ability to do.
Right now, pray for God to give
you the strength to forgive those who have hurt you. Not only will God
give you the power to do so, but He will also empower you supernaturally
to love them, even though you hate what they did. Remember, bitterness
is the poison we swallow, causing us to wish for evil things. Enjoy the
release of this terrible burden by experiencing the cleansing power of
forgiveness.
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