Challenge To Forgive!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1: 9
People who have a joyful temperament find it easy to
understand the joy of the Lord when they become a
Christian. Naturally generous people willingly express
generosity as a Christian.
People who enjoy helping others find it easy to serve as a
Christian. But one dimension of the Christian experience
seems to be a challenge for every temperament type:
forgiveness.
Whether receiving forgiveness from God or extending forgiveness
to others, the whole idea of forgiveness is hard to grasp. Forgive
once, twice, several times? Okay. But forgive unconditionally and
without limit? Who does that? That’s what separates us from God.
God forgives unconditionally and without limit because His Son paid
the price for all sins by His death on the cross. Still, we find ourselves
ashamed and embarrassed to have to ask God for forgiveness again
and again. We simply have to believe God’s Word: When we confess
our sins, God is faithful to forgive us—unconditionally and forever.
If you have sinned, confess it immediately to God
and restore your fellowship with Him. He promises
to forgive when we do.
"Forgiveness is to be
set loose from sins."
G. Campbell Morgan
