Forgive

[paulnoel]

A simple word but not always an easy word to obey.

There is not a single one of us who has not desired forgiveness, even begged for it, at some point in our life. Our cry was not, "I'm not guilty!" But rather it was, "Yes, I'm guilty, but, please, have mercy. Give me grace. I don't deserve it but I'm sorry, please, forgive me. Release me from your anger and resentment. Release me from your desire to get even with me. I was weak and filled with self-importance and selfishness at the time, but now, I realize my mistake. Please accept me back into your heart and restore me to my original position with you."

And we waited with baited breath waiting to hear sincere words of mercy and grace given, "I forgive you." We are especially alert for sometime afterwards, checking, assessing, did they offer me grace, undeserved favor, or were they simply mouthing words. Our heart needs to know! And oh, the release when we realize it was genuine.

It is such forgiveness that God gives and offers to each of us. He is simply waiting for us to ask. His love for us reaches beyond any sin that we may have committed.
And he answers, "Yes, I forgive you. I've already paid the price of redemption for your sin in my own body. I love you and you are forgiven! Enter back into my love and enjoy my blessings in the same way as before, as though you had never left my presence."

What joy, what love, what grace, what mercy!! It is beyond compare.

Do you need forgiveness? Then just humbly ask. All you need is available at His feet.

May God bless you.
Paul.

 

[Levi44]

Dear Paul - that is a "keeper"! AWESOME! Am so very glad that I am forgiven!
God bless you, Paul, for all you hard work on your devotions - Hedi

 

[HoT-MetaL]

Paul, forgiveness is an issue that I struggle with.

Let me elaborate - I have no issue in forgiving others or recieving forgiveness. It is the actions afterwards that I struggle with.

I will happily forgive somebody seventy-seven times seven as Christ put it. However, after a while I lose trust - I can forgive in my heart, but I will not put myself out for that person.

If im not being clear, let me elaborate - I had a real issue with somebody who kept telling others my secrets. I asked continually for them not to share deeply personal things with others. However, each time I forgave them they continued to share my secrets. I still forgive that person today, but I no longer share intimate details of my life with them. Is that true forgiveness?

Also, can we forgive those who do not want forgiveness or even do not know they need forgiveness?!

God Bless, metal.

 

[BeautifulWorshipper]

A simple word but not always an easy word to obey.

There is not a single one of us who has not desired forgiveness, even begged for it, at some point in our life. Our cry was not, "I'm not guilty!" But rather it was, "Yes, I'm guilty, but, please, have mercy. Give me grace. I don't deserve it but I'm sorry, please, forgive me. Release me from your anger and resentment. Release me from your desire to get even with me. I was weak and filled with self-importance and selfishness at the time, but now, I realize my mistake. Please accept me back into your heart and restore me to my original position with you."

And we waited with baited breath waiting to hear sincere words of mercy and grace given, "I forgive you." We are especially alert for sometime afterwards, checking, assessing, did they offer me grace, undeserved favor, or were they simply mouthing words. Our heart needs to know! And oh, the release when we realize it was genuine.

It is such forgiveness that God gives and offers to each of us. He is simply waiting for us to ask. His love for us reaches beyond any sin that we may have committed.
And he answers, "Yes, I forgive you. I've already paid the price of redemption for your sin in my own body. I love you and you are forgiven! Enter back into my love and enjoy my blessings in the same way as before, as though you had never left my presence."

What joy, what love, what grace, what mercy!! It is beyond compare.

Do you need forgiveness? Then just humbly ask. All you need is available at His feet.

May God bless you.
Paul.

Well said. I know Ive had to pray to God to give me the strength to forgive someone who hur me emotionally very bad. God always forgive us, we must forgive others.

Katie x

 

[LifeInChrist]

to the Awesome Words Paul!

Yes, It is True Forgiveness Hot-Metal. And you need not share your deep personal things or secrets with him. This is the carefulness being exercised on your part. But, you can maintain a friendly relationship with him.

I suggest the following Bible verses in this regard -

Leviticus 19:16 - Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people...

Proverbs 11:13 - A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Proverbs 18:8 - The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:19 - He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Proverbs 26:20 - Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

I would not like to say that all people are Talebearers, some are so innocent that they cannot keep matters to themselves. They reveal secrets to others thinking that it would do some good as per their logic of thinking.

Also, can we forgive those who do not want forgiveness or even do not know they need forgiveness?!
Yes. We can and ought to forgive and try to forget those who have wronged us. We can go a step ahead in praying on behalf of them and asking God to forgive them in our personal prayers. There is no point in keeping grudges, bitterness and unforgiving nature in our hearts. I experienced this. This will only quench the Holy Spirit within us and might result in a leakage of spiritual power within us. We are better off forgiving and forgetting. Sometimes i feel it is even better if we do not know who has wronged us and what wrong he has done to us. As this will help us from the trouble of forgiving and forgetting that wrong-doer and the wrong done to us.

The wrong-doer is accountable to God for the wrong he does and we are accountable to God for any marks of unforgiving or unmerciful nature found in us.

Moses asks forgiveness for His people as a Leader

Exodus 32:32 - Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

Daniel prays for forgiveness for His people as a Leader

Daniel 9:20 - whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Our sins may not be forgiven if we do not forgive other people's sins

Luke 11:4 - And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.

Matthew 6:14,15 - 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.

Luke 6:37 - ...forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

It is good to forgive and comfort a person who is sorry and has repented of it

Luke 17:3 - Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

2 Corinthians 2:7 - So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

I have struggles in forgiving and forgetting people too and the above scripture verses is for me too.

May God grant us the immense Love and Compassion to forgive and forget those who trespass against us.

Lord bless.

 

[~InHisHands~]

Luke 17

3 So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
4 If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Each day is a new day. If the Lord can wipe clean the slate of our own sins each day then we must look upon others the same way.

 

[JPPT1974]

Forgivness is easly for me because
God tells me to forgive even if I
Don't want to but forgetting is even
Tougher as you can accuse me of
Wearing my heart and emotions on my sleeve.

 

[burn97]

 

[christian73]

Excellent post! Very inspiring. I think we all need to be reminded of that.