15 July 2011
Mark 11:25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."
It is amazing what the power of forgiveness can do, and just how many people there are who have not yet understood it. Forgiveness and the ability to forgive is the prerequisite to the understanding of the Christian life, yet so many Christians are still struggling under the burden of unforgiveness. To be able to forgive another, is to be able to act in the same way that Christ responds to each of us, the more we are able to forgive the more Christ-like we become.
Forgiveness is a mental decision made and so becomes a fact for both parties and it should not be clouded by emotions. We may still experience the pain of the injury whilst we have already forgiven the person that has caused us the pain. To wait for the pain to be healed before we forgive, just perpetuates and depends the wounds, but once we have forgiven the healing truly begins.
Many of us do not have sound relationships with family and colleagues, because we feel that we have been offended or that they hurt us in some way, the result is a brokenness in both parties. It is better to forgive and to build than to be angry and destructive.
Be encouraged to forgive just as Your Father in heaven has forgiven you.
David
Point to ponder: You are forgiven.
Question to consider: Do you have the courage to forgive?
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