God Today
Devotions
September 23, 2003
But I tell you,
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be
sons of your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:44-45
So many times the offences we suffer at the hands of others, seem
difficult if not impossible to forgive. How do we forgive, someone who
has wronged us and may even continue to this day? God says we must
forgive but our hearts so often cannot seem to muster the desire or the
strength. The key is obedience. Doing what God requires and allowing Him
to do what we are incapable of. If we harbor feelings of bitterness and
ill will, it will eventually destroy us. Those feelings will keep us
bound, robbing us of our peace of mind and our joy. In stepping out in
obedience and making a choice to pray for our enemies, and extending
forgiveness, even if we don’t feel it, we will find the prayers of our
hearts changing, as we begin to see them through different eyes, as our
hearts melt and weep for their souls. The heavy weight on our heart will
dissolve and we will experience liberty and freedom. The perfect love of
God never fails, and conquers all.
Prayer
Father, forgive us for embracing feelings of ill will, and bitterness.
We are Your sons and daughters and we make a choice today to forgive,
and ask that You help to transform our hearts, so that we may see
through Your eyes, and produce love from within us instead of hate.
Loose the chains that have bound our hearts and free us from bitterness
and hate. We are trusting in Your perfect love that never fails. Amen.
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