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17th June 2024

FORGIVENESS

June 17, 2024 • Dr Zubeda Sing, Pastor Zubeda Sing

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. Matthew 18v21-22

 

Forgiveness is not easy, when someone hurts you and you really are offended by it, sometimes you feel you just cannot forgive them. Unforgiveness is a blessing blocker. You are waiting on God for so many things. Why give the enemy a foothold in your life by allowing yourself the luxury of unforgiveness. Is the person worth your pain and the delay in your receiving your blessing. I think not.

 

In the above scripture, it was so like Peter to ask this question. He had to have his say always and I guess to him, there were somethings that were just not right to forgive. It was his personality to be impetuous, acting on emotion and saying what came to mind. Jesus knew this, so he aptly answered him saying, there is really no limit to how many times you can forgive someone. If you read the passage before this, you will notice Jesus was talking about loosing and binding and also the unity factor when two agree on something. Now you realise how important this forgiveness thing is. Forgive and forget, do not hold on to the offenses of others. Walk in love.

 

CONFESSION/PRAYER

Help me Holy Spirit to walk in love and help me to forgive those who offend me. I want to always remember that Jesus forgave me so I choose to forgive others.

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