Forgive!

For Saturday, May 18, 2024:

Ephesians 4:32 NLT: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Our forgiveness of others should be a mirror image of the forgiveness Jesus shows towards us. It’s amazing the way God forgives us. Therefore it would be shameful to withhold forgiveness from those who have wronged us.

God’s forgiveness fully restores us with the Father, proving He still loves us and considers us adopted into the Holy Family. This is one more proof of assurance of salvation. God loves us both in this life and the next!

The Lord’s Prayer always comes to mind as we look at forgiveness. “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” We will be forgiven in a similar measure to how we forgive others! So be nice! Your place in eternity depends on it!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship