FORGIVENESS IS KEY TO LIFE

16th MAY 2022

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ forgave you. “Ephesians 4: 31-32

Has anyone ever injured your feelings badly or bruised your ego? Have you also hurt anyone for whom you are yet to be forgiven? Do you currently hold yourself accountable for a lapse? Don’t worry about these situations. First, forgive others; next seek forgiveness; finally, forgive yourself. Resentment and anger bottled up in the heart injures the spirit and destroys the body. Anger dries up the blood while resentment eats up the cells of the body.

 Your inability to forgive renders your offering unacceptable to God and also deprives you of God’s grace. Just as Jesus healed the sick by first forgiving them, so also you must forgive others in order to receive healing – Healing for your body, business, job etc. Forgiveness is a gradual process. Therefore, anytime you feel resentment or anger rising up in you due to unforgiveness, arise and rebuke the devil and renounce the spirit of unforgiveness.  God opens the doors to healing each time you actually forgive anyone, including yourself.

Jesus says we must forgive all the time. After Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive someone who sins against him, Jesus told the story of a servant whose massive debt is forgiven by the king, but who refused to forgive a smaller debt owed to him and was tortured for it. The theological implication is that God will forgive most of our sins, and you should too. (Ref: Matthew 18:21-35)

Prayer

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke the spirit of unforgiveness in my life today. I reclaim thy Grace by faith, and I am healed right now by the blood of Jesus Christ, and His righteousness. Amen

Further Reading: Ephesians 1:7; Matthew 12:31; Matthew 6:12; Luke 12:10