3/22/11

Forgiveness

7x70(Matthew 18:22)....there comes a breaking point in how many times you forgive the same person, right? We end up being so frustrated after having to forgive a person time and time again... But Jesus Christ, our Lord, tells us in Mathew 6:14:15 that "if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
It's more than forgiving just seven times seventy. He's telling us to genuinely devote ourselves in doing this Christ-like act. There has never been and never will be a person like Jesus Christ who forgave others in such an amazing fashion. His ultimate sign of forgiveness shown by His love for us on the cross.
It's easy for us to just be apathetic toward a person after they've wronged us...we just wanna not care about it anymore or not let it bother us! ...but we as Christians aren't called to make that easy choice, are we now?
I'm sure this past week, someone has done something wrong to you, and you felt annoyed by it, or really frustrated about it. Take time out of the day to truly forgive that person, as Christ forgives our wrongdoings daily...and also pray for that person. A prayer goes a long way. Show your love as Christ showed His =)
God bless.

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