God Reminds Us About Forgiveness

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Then Peter asked Him, “Lord, how many times must I forgive the offenses of my brother or sister? Seven times?” Jesus answered, “No, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” – Matthew 18:21-22

I posted about forgiveness before.

Tackling more about God’s great capacity to forgive.

And yet, I don’t think I’m the best person to be talking about this.

Because, yes, I still struggle with it.

And this may ruin my credibility to preach about this virtue.

But today, it haunts me…

Catches my attention…

Telling me that it’s the right thing to do.

As I read the passages in Matthew, God again reminds me that one’s ability to forgive must be without limit.

God used the term seventy-seven times.

And it must never be about seeking revenge.

Because, really, where will revenge take us?

Well, most certainly not in heaven.

Because it would be difficult for us to allow God inside our hearts if we harbor hate.

Hate is definitely NOT God.

If it would be all about hate, then God wouldn’t send His Son, Jesus, to be nailed on the cross to save us, sinners.

But perhaps God knows that we are only human.

And He knows very well our limits.

And that we won’t be able to follow His words 100% of the time.

So He encourages us not to give up on practicing this virtue…

The way He never gave up on us and on our salvation, no matter how much we sinned against Him.

Let’s practice what we learned from the Bible today.

The way that God encourages us to do.

Take care and God bless! :-)

Guided By The Written Word

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All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. -- 2 Timothy 3:16-17

No one else is credible enough to tell us how to go to Heaven but God. Heaven is His home and only He can give us directions on how to get there.

The only way for us to understand God’s roadmap to His Heavenly home is to listen intently to what He has to say. Allow Him to speak to us through His words. Pay attention to His message that is intended for us, His children.

And God’s words have never been made more concrete than by the Holy Bible. It is our Guidebook to Heaven and nothing else. In this Sacred book can be found all the answers written by visionaries—answers that were dictated by God Himself. All we need to do is to flip it open, digest God’s words printed in between the pages, internalize God’s message and remember them by heart.

I admit that I sometimes fall short of this Christian duty. However, in order to grow in faith and to travel the right path, I should make it a habit to read the Bible everyday and let God be my guide.

Take care and God bless everyone! :-)

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105