Forgiveness is so very important in the life of every man, woman, boy, and girl. While everyone wants to be forgiven, not all are willing to forgive. Some might say forgiving others is easier said than done, while others tend to think that forgiveness should be earned. Jesus taught His disciples many valuable lessons, and one was on forgiveness. In Matthew 6:12, Jesus taught His disciples by saying: “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” In this passage Jesus stressed to His disciples the importance on forgiveness and He says: as you pray to the Father and as you ask Him to forgive, excuse, and pardon your debt, your sin, your wrong doing, just as you forgive, excuse, pardon those who have sinned and committed an offense against you.
Stop saying: “I forgive you, but I won’t forget what you’ve done”, because that’s not true forgiveness. Forgive in the same way God has forgiven you…He doesn’t remember nor does He bring up the wrongs that you’ve done. True forgiveness is a heart thing. In Matthew 18:21-22, Peter asked Jesus a very important question: “Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”
Apostle Peter wanted to know just how many times should he forgive someone who has sinned against him? Peter asked Jesus do I forgive him seven times? In Peter’s mind seven times was a lot, but Jesus’ reply must have come as a
As often as they acknowledge and repent of their wrong doing, that’s how often we should forgive. There’s no need to keep count, just keep on forgiving. As believers in Christ, we should stand ready to forgive others, because we ourselves have been forgiven. It may not always be easy to forgive, but remember the wrong that has been done to you, has been committed against God a thousand times over. So if God can forgive, then surely we can too!
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