For the Week of April 16th

“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25, ESV).

Does the thought of forgiving someone who really wronged you make you cringe? Forgiveness is not easy, especially the more personal and painful the wound. Jesus calls you to forgive others because He has forgiven you of every sin you have committed, which has hurt and saddened Him too.

Matthew 6:14-15 (ESV) says, “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

But what if we are dealing with a repeat offender—someone who consistently hurts your feelings or wrongs you? The Lord gives instructions for this situation as well.

Matthew 18:21-22 (ESV) says, “Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.”

When we forgive others, it does not only bring healing for those who have offended you, but healing for yourself as well.

Luke 6:36-37 (ESV) says, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven…”

Submitted by Mallory Sauer

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