SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (MSSG) 2:10 So if you forgive him, I forgive him. Don’t think I’m carrying around a list of personal grudges. The fact is that I’m joining in with your forgiveness, as Christ is with us, guiding us.
11 After all, we don’t want to unwittingly give Satan an opening for yet more mischief—we are not oblivious to his sly ways!
OBSERVATION: Satan loves it when people do not forgive. He works to keep hurts and offences fresh in our minds. He wants us to remember things from the past like they happened yesterday. He wants us to still feel the pain. Walls are set up that keep us apart. We do not want to be close because we remember the hurt.
APPLICATION: Forgiveness does not come from forgetting, but from choosing. It is a choice to forgive. Then I must remember the offence as forgiven.
Every time the devil reminds me of the offense, I remind him that Jesus has forgiven my offences against him AND I have forgiven the offence against me. Before long, the devil does not want me to think about the offense because he will have to listen to what Jesus has done for me!
Forgiving is a choice; forgetting is a process.
PRAYER: Lord, you are The Great Forgiver! You not only want me to forgive, but you help me to do so. Thank you for your healing presence. Amen
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