Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. (Matthew 18:21-22 KJV)
People have been asking, how many times must I forgive? Peter had the same question and approached Jesus. It seems the belief was to forgive seven times and then after take revenge. Jesus answered him and said he must forgive seventy times seven times. That seems a big number to reach on a single day. What Jesus is saying is that you don’t have to take the law into your own hands or scheme vengeance against the wrong doer. When you forgive you set yourself free.
Vengeance is of the Lord (Romans 12:19). He sees things that are done in secret and will grant vengeance. Remember He spoke and He said He will fight for you. When you try to take vengeance yourself, you may end up taking spiritual battles into the physical and there you are bound to lose it all.
Many wars that have come with much destruction before could have been prevented in this world through forgiveness. There is no limit to the number of times you must forgive. You can do it over and over again. The winner in all this is you.
Help yourself today, no matter how painful, you can detach yourself from the pain by forgiving. You can receive healing from that disease by forgiving. Close the door to the enemy assault on your life through forgiveness. Don’t hold on to unforgiveness, it’s poison for your soul.
If it’s money that was stolen or unfairly taken, forgive! Your source is God and He will give you more. Always look ahead! Jesus in all the persecution from His own people focused on His redemptive work. He saw the joy that was ahead and forgave them.
Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I pray for you today that your heart opens up to forgive those that have wronged you. May He grant you power to pray even for your enemies in Jesus’ name.
Declare this,
Lord I thank you for awakening my heart to forgive those who wronged me. I surrender myself to you and ask for your mercy to reign over me. Forgive me for habouring bitterness against some people in my life.
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