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forgiveness

  1. Listen to Him

    Saturday, November 26, 2016, 10:19 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 13 (Select vv. ESV). The Holy Spirit set Paul (formerly Saul) and Barnabas apart for the work to which God had called them. In Pisidian Antioch, on...
  2. Full Redemption

    Sunday, November 6, 2016, 8:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Jesus, I Love Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 130 (NIV). There is Forgiveness (vv. 1-4) Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry...
  3. Defining My Perception of Love

    Hello. My name is JB for short. I am extremely interested in how you as an individual define; LOVE. I define love as do no harm, want the best for you always, laughter and security. If you need food and I have some I will share it with you; the same for water. Forgiveness, empathy...
  4. Whose Standards?

    Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Gift of God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 74:1-12 (NIV). The Redeemed (vv. 1-3) O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture...
  5. Gift of God

    The Bible teaches us that “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (Jn. 3:16). Jesus Christ is God’s gift to us. He is the Gift of God. All else flows from Him. God the Father sent him to die on a...
  6. broken potsherds

    broken potsherds An Ancient Tree is planted upstream the River of Life floods the gates foul ogres did their best to hold it back Living Waters swirled past evil's gaping hole filling the caverns with peace forgiving the broken potsherds sounds of Joy echoed off the walls Forgiveness finally...
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    How do you know if you have really forgiven someone?

    I have a specific question concerning forgiveness. I know that the Bible is very clear that Christians must forgive others. I understand that we are to forgive our fellow Christians as well as non-Christians. I also understand that God requires us to forgive even when the other party isn't...
  8. FORGIVE YOURSELF!!

    We can all understand that God forgives us. We often chalk it up to the notion that God forgives everyone because He's God. So we allow ourselves to accept the fact that God forgives us but I have found that when we mess up, rarly do we forgive ourselves. I have never met anyone who has...
  9. FORGIVENESS IS NOT ACCEPTANCE

    One of the hardest things to do in life is forgive someone who has hurt us! Pain is real and seems to never go away. If you look back at a time in your life when someone hurt you, you can still feel the pain as though it just happened! This is why we hate to talk about times in our life when...
  10. Continually asking for forgiveness

    My Christian friend asks, 'Did not the Lord teach, in the 'Lord's Prayer', to make asking for forgiveness a continuing feature of a believer's relationship with the Lord?' [underlining mine]. I say, 'NO, not at all'.
  11. Concerning the Struggle to Forgive Others

    The Lord recently shared something with me about forgiveness that has tremendously helped me to forgive others. If you're also struggling with forgiveness I hope this will help you as much as it has helped me. Tonight I was struggling with the nature of forgiveness. Specifically, I was...
  12. Now is The Time

    Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 5:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 (ESV). The Fear of the Lord (5:11-15) Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I...
  13. Fully Devoted

    Thursday, May 26, 2016, 4:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 15 (select vv. ESV). Jesus Christ is not only God’s Son, but he is God, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He...
  14. Q

    Going through family issues

    Hi everyone, I've been feeling alone lately because I haven't really talked about this issue with anyone and it is driving me crazy inside. So here's the story: My husband and I moved in with his mother due to financial issues (We no longer live there). I didn't even know her that well so it...
  15. Emergency

    This is an emergency! I need urgent prayers! I need my parents' marriage to be healed and restored. One is super mad at the other and it's about to blow up! Please pray the the Lord intervenes! Please they be filled with the Holy Spirit right now and show the same forgiveness, mercy, love, and...
  16. A Recap

    Saturday, May 7, 2016, 4:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Softly and Tenderly.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 15:14-21 (ESV). On Some Points (vv. 14-16) I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all...
  17. For Righteousness

    Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 4:25 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “My Sheep.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 10:1-13 (ESV). Submission to God (vv. 1-4) Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they...
  18. Confessions of lying

    I lied to my boss a few weeks back. He called me and I didn't answer the phone, but he could see through our security camera system that I was using my phone at the time. He called me out on it and I lied and said that I was searching something for a customer. I'm suffering from guilt now, and I...
  19. Freedom from Sin

    Sunday, April 10, 2016, 5:56 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 13 (Select vv. ESV). The Message of Salvation (vv. 26-33a) “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent...
  20. Peace Through Jesus Christ

    Saturday, April 9, 2016, 5:32 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “His Name is Wonderful.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 10 (Select vv. ESV). https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+10&version=ESV Summary (vv. 1-33) A non-Jew, named Cornelius, and his...