Jesus
said, “When you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so
that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you, your transgressions.” Mark 11:25
Jesus
gave us insightful instructions in His last days before the crucifixion. He tells us to forgive others because if we
do not forgive others our grudges stand as a barrier between God and us. It is not that God does not want to forgive
us, but that our lack of forgiveness leaves us in a state of unrepentant sin. Forgiveness does not mean agreement;
forgiveness means acknowledging the offense and setting aside all malice,
anger, disappointment and ill will we have toward the offender. Once the bitterness is gone, we can truly experience
God’s forgiveness.
Forgive
and be forgiven.
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