It is possible to forgive others who have hurt or abused you but only in the power of Holy Spirit. God knows that harboring past hurts in our life stops us from entering into His rest. Jesus came that we could be set free…forgiving others allows us to live in that freedom.
Now is the time!
Have faith in the power of Holy Spirit to do what we cannot do on our own.
Mark 11:25–26
25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” The New King James Version
James 4:12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy.
If we know not to do something and do it anyway it is sin. If we know the right thing to do and chose do it then it is counted to us as His righteousness dwelling in us.
Our life in our mortal body is but a vapor and we need to make it count. We should tell whoever comes into our lives of God’s love offered to them in the person of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
God is able to completely save all those who come to Him in Jesus. Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female we are set free in His precious blood.
The end will come. When? We do not know but how we will spend eternity has everything to do with our acceptance of Jesus as our Savior.
The final act of God with the human race will be His judgement. He will judge everyone not under the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ. Carla
Revelations 21:5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
The fig tree that Jesus cursed in verses 12–14 has now withered. The disciples ask Him about it, and He responds by teaching about faith, prayer, and forgiveness. Faithlife Study Bible
It is doubtful that a person who cannot forgive another has ever experienced the forgiveness of his own sins by God. The NKJV Study Bible
Matthew 6:14–15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
Matthew 9:2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
Rather than trying to do everything ourselves, we can rely on our gracious Lord to provide all we need (Philippians 4:19).
When we walk by faith in the God of heaven and His promises, we receive His incomprehensible peace to take our next steps forward (Philippians 4:6-7).
The Hebrew phrase translated as "latter days" (or "last days" or "days to come") appears throughout the Bible, often in connection with prophecies from God. It first occurs in Genesis 49:1 and is mentioned 13 times in the Old Testament. When we consider the implications of this phrase, as believers in Christ, this should give us the greatest comfort and security. We know our God in heaven has always had a divine plan for us, from the beginning of the Bible to Christ's return (Isaiah 25:1). First5
How do we measure—how do we carry and honor—what really matters? First, we pause. And embrace gratitude for the gift of life. The small gifts in the ordinary moments. Sabbath Moments
Come Into The Quiet
As we enter into the quiet stillness
of this present moment,
we awaken to everything around us,
without and within,
as if for the first time,
seeing with new eyes,
with an open heart,
resting in peace,
flowing with joy,
in the loving radiance
of our Beloved...
Seeing as if from our heart,
with eternal eyes.
Bob Holmes
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