Forgiveness

We are to trust God for justice and forgive the person who offended us. That does not mean we must forget the offense, however; usually, that’s beyond our power. Forgiveness means releasing the other from blame, leaving the event in God’s hands, and moving on.

Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. … It does not mean forgetting, nor does it mean condoning or excusing offenses.

Here’s what the Bible says about God’s forgiveness. 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Daniel 9:9 “The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.”

Here is a post this tag can be found in, When Someone Unintentionally Sins, What Happens?

When Someone Unintentionally Sins, What Happens?

July 4, 2022February 22, 2021 by RAMcKinley

This devotion is one of the harder ones I have had to write. Our verse for today is dealing directly with sin. This is a subject that people don’t want to talk about. It gets even harder though because it is talking about unintentional sin. So the question at hand is what happens when someone … Read more