Devotion:
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Read Matthew 6: 14-15.
At the closing of The Lord’s Prayer Jesus gives us a lesson about forgiveness. Forgiveness is important. Holding on to resentment and holding a grudge hurts you more than the other person. Most of them do not know you are holding a grudge and some of them do not care. It is healthier for our emotional wellbeing to let it go and not allow the anger to fester in our hearts. If we do not forgive, it will hinder our prayer life.
Jesus doesn’t say forgiveness is easy, but He does make it clear that it’s essential. To forgive doesn’t mean pretending the hurt didn’t happen. When we pray a prayer to forgive them, at first, we may feel a bit like a hypocrite because emotionally we did not mean it. We said the words, but our heart is not in it. But, if we will pray a prayer for forgiveness every day, at some point with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will mean it, and our emotions will catch up to our prayers.
Let us choose grace over grudges and forgive.
Personal Worship Option:
Merciful God, thank You for forgiving me. Your mercy is amazing and gives me a fresh start each day. I admit that sometimes it’s hard to forgive others. When forgiveness feels impossible, fill me with Your Spirit and give me strength to let go. In Jesus name. Amen.
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