God's Word on That

Tag: forgiveness

  • God’s Word Is Plain On This

    Lord God, merciful Father, as hard as this may be for me to comprehend or rationalize, Your Word is clear. If I forgive others when they sin against me, You, my heavenly Father, will also forgive me (Matthew 6:14). For You, O my loving God, are a forgiving God (Nehemiah 9:14). Lord, I confess to You that one of my greatest temptations is to refuse forgiveness to others. Please help me see the sober reality of Your will on this matter. And, dearest Lord Jesus, save me from this sin.

    God’s Word is simple, uncompromising truth.

    You, God, tell me to love even my enemies, to do good to those who hate me, bless those who curse me, and pray for those who mistreat me (Luke 6:27-28). I am to pray for those who persecute me (Matthew 5:44). Dearest Jesus, please change my heart to accomplish this.

    Father, help me to understand that the punishment and repercussions that come to people when they have done wrong is often sufficient for them. Instead of causing more grief, Your Word says I ought to forgive and comfort the person, so he or she will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow (2 Corinthians 2:7). Lord, Help me to be the kind of person I would want ministering to me after I have failed.

    O Lord Jesus, when I want so badly to judge, condemn, or refuse to forgive another person, I can hear Your Words speak to my heart: If you are without sin, be the first to throw a stone (John 8:7). I am not without sin (1 John 1:8). If I claim to be without sin, I deceive only myself, and Your truth is not in me.

    You have also said, “Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud. Instead associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation” (Romans 12:16). Please, dearest Lord, keep me from such haughtiness.

    Your Word clearly states that each of us will give an account to You (Romans 14:10-13). Therefore please help me stop passing judgment on others. Instead I now make up my mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in my brother’s way. Lord Jesus, please help me to keep this vow.

    Almighty and loving God, through the power of Your Holy Spirit help me to live in harmony with others, to be sympathetic, loving as a sibling, to be compassionate and humble. Help me never to repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessings because to this I was called so I may inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:8-9).

    If I do not judge, I will not be judged. If I do not condemn, I will not be condemned. If I forgive, I will be forgiven (Luke 6:37). Teach me, O Lord God, to extend more grace to others, and in so doing I will continue to receive more grace.

  • Verses To Help Us Forgive

    I know who I have believed, and am convinced that You, O Lord, are able to guard what I have entrusted to You. I entrust this situation to You, my sovereign Lord (2 Timothy 1:12). Lord God, You will take up my case; You will redeem my life. You have seen, O Lord, the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause! (Lamentations 3:58-59) O merciful Lord, open my eyes to see that when You are upholding my cause, I don’t have to. Help me to lay this burden down and let You carry it instead.

    Do not let un-forgiveness ruin your soul.

    As one of God’s chosen, I am to be accepting of others and forgiving others, especially when I have a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven me, so also I must forgive (Colossians 3:13). I am to be kind and compassionate, forgiving others just as God also forgave me in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 4:32).

    Whenever I stand praying, if I have anything against another, I must forgive so that my Father in Heaven will also forgive me and hear my prayers (Mark 11:25). Jesus said: “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times saying “I repent”, you must forgive him.” (Luke 17:3-4)

    Jesus, when Peter asked about forgiving his brother seven times, You told him that our Father will also not forgive us if we do not forgive from the heart (Matthew 18:21, 35). Lord Jesus, please teach me to grasp how to forgive from my heart.

    Lord, if being obedient to You causes me to suffer, I shall commit myself to my faithful Creator and continue to do as You ask. You are honorable and always faithful; You will always cause obedience to bear fruit. (1 Peter 4:19)

    You have shown me what is good, and what do You, Lord God, require of me? Only to act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with You, my Loving God (Micah 6:8).

    O my wise and compassionate God, according to Your Word, love is the most excellent way to deal with anything (1 Corinthians 12:31). O Father, please cause the love of Christ Jesus to compel me to do what is right in this challenging situation (2 Corinthians 5:14).