Yet they end up in hell because they refused to forgive their offenders.
The Word of God says in, (Matt: 6; 12, 14-15), “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive all our debtors.”
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”.
The Bible did not say forgive them when they ask for your forgiveness, No! You need to forgive whether they are repentant or not, whether they acknowledge that they have wronged you or not.
Let’s go to Matt:5;44, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”
Verse 48 says, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”.
What an awesome God we serve, so loving, so merciful, so kind and forgiving.
Rom: 5; 8 “But God commandeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”.
God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for a sinful unrepentant people like you & I and he gave us example to follow in His footsteps.
Yes from our human point of view and our flesh it is difficult to forgive but from God’s point of view & Godly nature it is not difficult, that is why we cannot do it on our own, we must ask God almighty through His Son Jesus Christ for the Grace to forgive.
No Christian is a super hero or rather a super Christian, the Bible makes it clear that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, (Rom3;23). However, we rejoice that we are saved by grace through faith; and not of ourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph: 2; 8).
We all need to ask or cry to God for the special grace to forgive. It doesn’t matter how big or how small is the offence, the Grace of God is sufficient for us all you have to do is ask Him for that all sufficient grace and He will surely give it to you.
Eph:4;31-32 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Thank you Jesus For your great sacrifice on the cross of Calvary.
Peter trying perhaps to proof something asked Jesus, Lord how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Perhaps to Peter seven times is a lot to forgive, but note Jesus’ answer, “I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but Until seventy times seven.”
I don’t know how many of us will be counting someone’s offence against them until seventy times seven which mathematically is four hundred and ninety times (490). What it means is we are to forgive always and unconditionally.
Again in Eph: 4; 26-27 we are told, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil”.
Do you go to bed at night full of offence & grudges? May God help you to make a change today in Jesus name.
You can do this, you can learn to forgive & actually do it but you cannot do it alone, you need God’s special grace, ask Him today, bare your heart to Him, let Him know how you are hurting in the inside & how angry you are towards that person or persons that offended you but yet you want to forgive him/her or them, God already knows how you feel inside but you can still tell him, ask Him to help you forgive.
My Beloved Brethren in Christ Jesus, What shall separate us from the love of Christ?
If you die now or if the trumpet of God sound now, will you make heaven?
Please don’t allow unforgiveness to rob you of your eternal reward in heaven.
Lets us put on the whole armor of God that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Eph6:11).
Unforgiveness is like a heavy burden, it eats deep like cancer. When you forgive you set yourself free not your offender.
Let no other soul created in God’s Image & Likeness perish in hell because of unforgiveness.
May almighty God through His Son Jesus Christ reign His Supernatural Grace & Blessings upon you as you strive towards the life of perfection through forgiveness. Amen.
God bless you as you read this & put it into practice, in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
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