To Forgive

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Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luke 6:37

Have you ever fallen into a sin that pulled you up short and made you think, 'Whoa! Where did that come from?'. Recently I had this experience when I thought I was standing strong and I fell. It honestly took me by surprise. It is the amazing message of the gospel that God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and we know that whatever we have done, we can take it to the cross and be made pure and clean once again.

God also used this occasion to speak to me about forgiving others. At the time I had been struggling with forgiving someone and I realised that I myself had fallen unawares because of my sinful nature that was buried and trying to rear its ugly head again. I had unconsciously been thinking myself better than the one who had sinned against me. God showed me that I was by no means better. My sins may be different to those I hold grudges against but they are no better or worse.

Sidharth at Imrah Ministries has written a very helpful post on this subject. Do go and have a look, and if you are struggling with forgiveness today then pray a bold prayer and ask God to show you how much He has forgiven YOU and realise that all who sin are slaves to sin and we need to love and forgive our fellow brothers and sisters.