Happy Sabbath readers! How has your day been ? Have you realized how much you’ve been blessed on this beautiful day, and how much it means to be alive? Many are not alive to see this day, and to be quite honest with you sometimes, even I, take my life and what God has given me for granted. Now that I have expressed this thought, I would like to share with you a few of my favourite Bible verses on forgiveness.
Forgiving those who have done you wrong, and have despitefully used you can be an almost impossible task without the love and forgiveness of Christ. I have had a couple of unfortunate things at happened to me, and the only way I was able to let go of these things, was to forgive them like Christ forgave us. It was an eye opening moment for me, when I realized that forgiving was easier than holding grudges. Giving it all to Christ and letting go of things sounds really easy and yes, it is really is. The key is to have faith and believe that these people and situations are not bigger than Christ’s love and that you can overcome whatever hurt and pain that wants to engulf you.
So below are a couple of my favourite verses I have put together, which speak on the liberty and power of forgiveness.
- Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
2. Matthew 4: 14-15
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
3. Ephesians 4:31-32
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
4. Romans 12:19
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
5. Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
6. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
7. Matthew 6:15
But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
8. Luke 6:27
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
9. Romans 12:20
To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
10. Luke 6:28
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Remember that prayer is vital and God cannot forgive us, unless we first, forgive our brethren.
God Bless,
Ruthline
