The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 1 (TMF:2129)

Thursday, July 06, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Importance of Forgiveness, Part 1 (TMF:2129) - Daniel Litton
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       If we have been a Christian for any short length of time we should know the importance of forgiveness. Why, the Lord Jesus Christ has forgiven us all our sins, so shouldn’t we freely forgive others the wrongs they do against us? Sounds good, doesn’t it? It certainly sounds easy. But is it easy? I think sometimes it is. However, we all know that there are some instances when someone has offended us greatly, and all our minds want to do are send signals to the mouth to speak negatively against the person, to tell others the great wrong that was done against us, and how we are a poor, innocent victim. And sometimes, in fact, we are a poor, innocent victim. Sometimes we aren’t. This is besides the point, however. Jesus wants us to forgive all people all their offenses, even the big ones, as tuff of a pill as that may be swallow. We can hold a grudge; for sure we can do that. What does that look like for us? When we hold a grudge, the problem continues to swirl around in our minds, day after day, week after week, month after month.