Devotional for Friday, February 24, 2017
“The Power of God’s Forgiveness”
by Dona Hake
Today let us meditate upon the power of God’s loving forgiveness. Yesterday I shared a little with you how important it is to not only take hold of God’s forgiveness but to also learn there may be times that we need to forgive ourselves when we miss the mark. The devil would love to try to hang guilt over our heads when we miss God’s best. He would love to deceive us into thinking that God is not pleased with us. Oh how precious it is to know that each day we awaken to His fresh new mercies and His faithfulness. As we continue to keep ourselves humble before Him, He will continue to cause us to grow in our walk with Him that we would reflect His glory. Praise God for we are the forgiven and we are the victorious! How awesome is it to know that all sin is cleansed by the blood of the Lamb.
So we have meditated on receiving His forgiveness, forgiving ourselves, and let us always be live in readiness to forgive others when our heart is hurt or offended. The giving of forgiveness is releasing a person of the wrong that they have done and believing God for His restoration. The giving of forgiveness is giving someone a second chance. I love those two words ~ second chance ~ . They are powerful words whether we are on the receiving or on the giving end. It is only by the power of God’s love at work within us that we can give someone a second chance by forgiving and releasing them of the offense they have caused us.
One day the subject of forgiveness came up between the Lord and His disciples and Peter popped a question. I guess in Peter’s mind maybe he was willing to give even more than a second chance but a seventh chance. I am sure Peter was taken back by the Jesus’ answer to his question.
Matthew 18:21-22
The Voice
Peter:” Lord, when someone has sinned against me, how many times ought I
forgive him? Once? Twice? As many as seven times?”
Jesus: “You must forgive not seven times, but seventy times seven.”
The Voice
Peter:” Lord, when someone has sinned against me, how many times ought I
forgive him? Once? Twice? As many as seven times?”
Jesus: “You must forgive not seven times, but seventy times seven.”
Many times we are just like Peter. We want to feel as if we are so full of love, but you see our love has it’s limitations. We all have our limits but God’s love has NO limitations. Today I encourage you to draw upon the love of the God in the midst of your day. Know that as you draw upon the love from above that you can freely forgive as many times as you have to.
“Love is a fruit in season AT ALL TIMES, and
within the reach of EVERY HAND.”
Mother Theresa