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28/03/2024

Day 32 Devotion-Negative LifeChange from Unforgiveness Part One

WHAT GOD SAYS:

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
2 Peter 1:5-7

Each of us has certain routines in our lives that operate on autopilot. For example, NBA basketball superstar Lebron James before the start of every game, will walk over to the scorer’s table, rub his hands in the chalk, clap his hands together, and then toss the residue of the dust up in the air. Others of us are hardwired to grab a cup of coffee every morning even before our eyelids reach half-mast. Such repetitive behaviors are called habits. Habits can either be good or they can be bad. Usually it is not our good habits that trouble us but the bad ones.

All of us know how hard it is to break a bad habit. At times it feels like trying to hammer a nail into a board with our bare hands. A key to breaking a bad habit is understanding the root source that is causing the behavior. One of the ways we can identify the source is to pay close attention to the changes and behaviors that are occurring in our lives. Take unforgiveness, for instance. When unforgiveness is present in our lives, we develop some unhealthy habits that cause our lives to change in a negative way.

For example, when unforgiveness is present in our hearts, it starts a domino effect. When we don’t forgive the first person, it becomes much easier for us not to forgive the second person, the third person, etc. When this habit is fully in place, we will habitually not forgive anyone for anything.

Unforgiveness also nourishes a fear of being hurt in the future. This forces us to build walls around our hearts to keep anyone else from hurting us more. The higher and thicker the walls become, the less relational we become. Eventually, our habit of stacking those internal bricks will make us a lonely, broken and hurt individual. None of us want our lives to change in this negative way. There’s good news. Every bad habit can be broken—even the ones caused by unforgiveness!

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27/03/2024

*Day 31 Devotion-Your Prayers Can Be Hindered by Your Unforgiveness*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

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“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Mark 11:25_

A couple of weeks ago I spoke at the National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C. on Mark 11:25: The Greatest Hindrance to God Answering Our Prayers. Do you recognize Christ’s dramatic connection between prayer and unforgiveness? Jesus makes it explicitly clear, that when you pray, the first thing you do is to ensure you have no unforgiveness or God won’t forgive you—and certainly not answer your prayers!

Years ago a small congregation in our city planned on a church wide prayer meeting. In preparation, the pastor arrived at the church at 6:30 p.m. to open the building. He placed his key in the lock, turned the k**b and pulled on the door. To his surprise, as he tugged on the unlocked door, he could not get the door to open more than six inches. By the time 7:00 p.m. arrived, all of the congregation were milling around, awaiting to get into their church to pray. Finally, the pastor gave the door a huge yank, and the door flung open. But the door wasn’t the biggest problem he would face that night.

Upon entering the building, he discovered there was no electricity. To figure out why, he and a few of the men took a flashlight and went down in the basement and looked at the old power box. What he discovered was one of the circuit breakers had been removed from the box. So that night there was no prayer because there was no power in the building.

Sadly, all of this was the doing of a bitter church member. He had locked the door from the inside of the building with a chain, and had stolen the ancient non-replaceable circuit breaker.

Days went by and the church was without power. Finally, in walks the thief and gives the pastor the circuit breaker. He was remorseful and begged the pastor and others for forgiveness. They forgave. They took the circuit breaker, placed it in the box and power was restored to the church.

The moral of the story: Just like this man’s bitterness and unforgiveness hurt his church—unforgiveness in our own hearts has the power to hurt us. It robs us of seeing the power of answered prayer and experiencing God’s incredible miracles in our lives.

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26/03/2024

*Day 30 Devotion-How Can God Forgive All My Sins and Yet Not Forgive Me?*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15
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When we placed our faith in Jesus Christ, God forgave us for all of our sins. This act of His forgiveness resulted in our eternal salvation, meaning through Jesus’ sacrificial death we have been delivered from the penalty and power of sin and death. We were then miraculously transferred from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Our identities were changed, so we are no longer merely God’s rebellious offspring, but now His dearly loved and adopted children, members of His eternal family. Our eternal destiny is heaven and no longer hell.

But the Bible reveals a second type of forgiveness in addition to eternal salvation. This type of forgiveness doesn’t focus on heaven but on our lives on earth. The first type of forgiveness grants us eternal redemption in heaven; the second type of forgiveness grants us an ongoing relationship with God while living on earth. Jesus revealed this second type of forgiveness in Matthew 6:14-15, that God will only forgive us if we forgive others.

To forgive others is something we must do—a work that we must accomplish. Since our salvation is not by works (Ephesians 2:8-10), you automatically recognize a second type of forgiveness is in view. Eternal forgiveness is a gift; relational forgiveness requires our work.

Think about it this way: All of your sins can be forgiven for eternal life; but your sins of unforgiveness will not be forgiven until you forgive the other person. Neither one affects the other—eternal forgiveness grants you heaven while forgiveness of others on earth grants you a restored relationship without any ongoing discipline. Redemptive forgiveness makes us right with God, and relational forgiveness keeps us right with God.

Because we are God’s forgiven children, He expects and commands us to become like Him in all of our ways—especially by practicing forgiveness to all who wound us. Your unforgiveness toward God’s other children is unacceptable, especially when you realize what God had to suffer to forgive us--the death of His own Son.

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19/03/2024

Day 27 Devotion-How Did God React and Judge Our Sin and Rebellion?

WHAT GOD SAYS:

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

Our culture tends to minimize the seriousness of sin and its consequences. Unfortunately, too many of us despise and discard God’s revealed moral code—His Holy standards for life. In fact, much of the world is intent on not only tearing down God’s standards, but replacing them with the exact opposite. But our temporal opinions can never change God’s eternal standards. Sin does exist, sin is serious, and when we sin, we break God’s heart.

God is Holy; in Him there is no sin whatsoever. When we sin against God and live in rebellion to His will and nature, we fall under His judgment and discipline. This parental judgment does not extinguish His love for us, but it means we have temporarily aligned ourselves with the darkness, and not with Him. If we are not living according to His purpose and good will—we are striving against God because we are living in sin and rebellion, directly in opposition to Him personally.

The seriousness of sin cannot be trivialized. Sin causes God to feel wrath towards us. Sin requires punishment. The only way to avoid God’s wrath and righteous judgment is for Him to choose to forgive us for those sins.

Unforgiven sin leaves God no other option but to judge it. If He failed to judge sin, it would violate His just and righteous nature. He will not and cannot close His eyes or forever wink at our transgressions. Either His wrath will be released or somehow be appeased. (We will reflect upon this tomorrow.)

Lastly, the price tag associated with sin is far too expensive for any of us to pay. The Bible reveals that the wages of sin is death. Physical death, yes; but more seriously, spiritual death. If we don’t experience God’s forgiveness, we will be separated from God for all eternity in hell. Whatever we do in life, we must find and receive God’s only solution that enables Him to forgive our sins. If not, then God’s justice demands that we must pay for our own sins.

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18/03/2024

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18/03/2024

*Day 26 Devotion-How Does God Experience Our Disobedience?*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_“Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations where they are carried captive, because I was crushed by their adulterous heart which has departed from Me, and by their eyes which play the harlot after their idols; they will loathe themselves for the evils which they committed in all their abominations.” Ezekiel 6:9_

The depth of God’s love for each of us surpasses our finite ability to comprehend. His care and affection is on a scale that infinitely outweighs any love we could have for anyone. The Bible reveals that God views us as His offspring, meaning that we are literally His children (Acts 17:29) and the center of His divine affection. For us to think or believe that God is distant and emotionally disconnected from us is the furthest thing from the truth. God’s heart is so closely intertwined in our lives that everything we do affects Him. His deep love for us is the underlying reason God said to his rebellious children, “I was crushed by your sinful rebellion against Me.” To be emotionally crushed means that God’s heart was deeply wounded.

The Scripture is filled with many other passages that reveal how our decisions and actions affect God’s heart. There are times when the Bible allows us to see God’s delight in His children when they obey and love Him with all their hearts. Other times, however, we hear God expressing His grief and heartbreak over His beloved’s disobedience and rebellion.

Why can we affect God’s heart in such a deep and personal way? Because He is our Heavenly Father, and we are His children! God is more our Father than even our earthly fathers. His Fatherly love toward us is beyond comprehension. Therefore, even though He is God, His heart is vulnerable and suffers great pain and endures great wounds whenever we sin against Him.

How on earth, then, can the Almighty God ever forgive you and me for the repeated wounds we give Him? Until you can start identifying with how a loving parent feels grief and pain from their rebellious and disobedient child and also how God feels, you won’t be able to come to grips with God’s challenge to forgive us. The larger the heart of love, the greater potential pain from the wounds.

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09/03/2024

Day 25-Consider Extending Mercy Instead of Vengeance

WHAT GOD SAYS:

And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:59–60

Deep pain caused by social injustices, such as poverty, racial prejudice, classism, hatred and pride, have fueled the flames of vengeance for centuries. Every culture and race has it’s own lists of wounds and transgressions it has experienced. Many of these infractions happened long ago, but the flames are still burning white-hot, consuming the beauty of life God desires us to experience with one another today.

When you study how different people dealt with their desire for vengeance, you discover three different alternatives: First, many people sought to take out vengeance themselves; Second, others placed their trust in God that He would take out vengeance on their behalf; but Third, and most surprising, some asked God not to take out just vengeance for them.

You see, another choice exists whenever we have been unjustly treated: We can intercede and ask God to grant the person mercy instead of judgment. Stephen requested mercy for those who were unjustly murdering him: “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” What Stephen chose is the same godly virtue that will restore relationships on a personal, national and global level. The choice of mercy instead of retribution! Mercy extinguishes the flame of vengeance that burns within our souls.

Mercy says to vengeance “Move over; there is no need for you in my heart. I’ve settled the issue; I’ve forgiven and granted the offender mercy. The case is closed. I no longer desire payback for those who have hurt me. I have chosen to give them the gift Jesus gave me— mercy, grace, and forgiveness!”

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08/03/2024

*Day 24-How to Deal with Your Desire for Vengeance*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Romans 12:17-19_

The reason we aren’t to take out vengeance is because God has claimed all vengeance for Himself. “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay.” This can be hard for us to believe and accept, especially when we are in pain and the person that hurt us seems to being doing great. When it comes to vengeance, we want it now. We want to see the person suffer— today. However, the Bible reveals that the only place for our desire for vengeance is in the faithful hands of God. He not only claims vengeance as His alone, but He promises “I will repay.” If God permitted you to watch His vengeance on the person who wounded you, you would certainly say, “That’s enough! Justice has been fulfilled.”

Years ago, I witnessed firsthand how God took out vengeance for an innocent woman I met while preaching at a church in South America. She was a single mother and her employer used some corrupt law official to rob her blind. He stole her apartment, her car, and even the money out of her account. She was left destitute. I remember praying with her and encouraging her to place her desire for vengeance directly in God’s hand.

Within three months of her prayer for God to take out vengeance on her behalf, her wicked boss suddenly died. After he died, his wife came looking for the wronged woman and gave her back the apartment, her money and provided a car. God’s vengeance not only took care of her boss, but God’s grace provided for her needs. Her entire family came to faith in Christ and started attending and serving in that same church!

Allow the Spirit of God to drive this truth deeply into your hearts today: Never allow a desire for vengeance to remain in your heart. Instead, first forgive the person; and second, place your full confidence in God’s promise to take vengeance on your behalf. God never breaks His promises! We are never to act upon our desire for vengeance ourselves. Vengeance does not belong to us; vengeance only belongs to God— and God alone.

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06/03/2024

*Day 23-Is the Desire for Vengeance Sinful?*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:9-10_

To enjoy true freedom from the bo***ge of vengeance, you must understand a shocking truth that you may never have considered before. Is the desire for vengeance evil? Revelation 6 reveals a surprising revelation about what’s on the mind of those martyrs who are in heaven: “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood?” These saints powerfully desired vengeance—right in the middle of heaven! Therefore their desire could not be wicked!

They are in the most Holy Place, pleading with God to pay back those who wronged them. This outright cry for vengeance is something we did not expect to see in heaven. We probably all figured the desire for vengeance is sinful, and always displeasing to God. However, that is not the case. In fact, our Holy God, who cannot sin, both desires and will carry out His desire for vengeance! 2 Thessalonians 1:8 reveals that God will take out vengeance at the Second Coming of Jesus “in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

So, stop beating yourself up and allowing the enemy to condemn you for having a desire for justice that is by no means offensive to God. Your initial desire for vengeance is not sinful, but keeping it alive by not forgiving the person always degenerates into unforgiveness, which is sinful.

What then is the solution? Realize that your desire for vengeance is not evil or sinful unless you do not handle God's way when you are mistreated. We must forgive quickly and thoroughly, and then immediately delegate our desire for vengeance to Someone who will justly fulfill it on our behalf. We’ll explore this fascinating truth more tomorrow.

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05/03/2024

Day 22 Devotion-The Comfort of Vengeance

WHAT GOD SAYS:

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.” Genesis 27:41–42

The desire for vengeance is not made of sugar, spice and things that are nice. The desire for payback is a consequence of painful and traumatic injuries that we suffered at the hands of others. But what we don’t realize is the pain from the earlier injustice is greatly multiplied by the torment we are under because of our unwillingness to forgive. This pain and distress creates a powerful desire to find comfort. As you read in Genesis 27, the desire and planning for vengeance can bring us comfort: “Esau comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.”

Recently, I had a conversation with a young woman named Shari who had lived a hard life. Over the last several years, God miraculously turned her life around. Now she volunteers her time helping younger girls overcome the difficulties that she faced when she was their age.

Shari wept as she shared about a conversation she had with her close friend who was in prison. Her friend was proud of Shari for changing her life and even congratulated her. However, when Shari attempted to persuade her friend to forgive those who wronged her, she immediately refused.

She heatedly told Shari, “It is great that you have turned your life around, but when I get out of here, a few people are going to pay for ratting on me to the police!” Shari’s friend had been comforting herself during those years in jail by planning how she was going to get even. Every day she secretly soothed her troubled heart by picturing the suffering she would cause in the lives of the people who betrayed her.

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04/03/2024

*Day 21 Devotion-What Exactly Is Vengeance?*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ but I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.” Matthew 5:38-41_

What exactly is vengeance? Vengeance is the act or desire to harm someone for the injustices and injuries they committed against us. Vengeance demands that the offender pays-in-full for what they did. This passionate and powerful desire for payback is what makes forgiving others so difficult. As you learned earlier, the seventh and final stage in the downward Slide of Forgiveness is the obsessive desire for, and actions leading to, our taking out vengeance.

No one can debate that the natural response to your life having been painfully damaged by another person’s evil actions and intentions is the desire for justice. You’ve suffered greatly and it’s only fair that you see to it they suffer greatly as well. Right? Well, not necessarily. But why? Because, although no one on the face of the earth deserves forgiveness for an act of planned wickedness against us, every single person on earth needs forgiveness.

Vengeance creates a mighty dam that prevents forgiveness from flowing outward to others, upward towards God, and inward towards ourselves. Vengeance may be what we all desire when wrongfully treated, but it refuses to give every person who was created in the image of God what their souls desperately wish for and needs— undeserved forgiveness! Today, spend one minute thanking God for helping you to open the door of your heart. Then spend another minute expressing deep gratitude to Him for giving you His compassion for those who have wounded you.

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28/02/2024

*Day 18 Devotion-Steps 3–5 of the Forgiveness Process*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; Hebrews 12:15
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You’ve almost made it to the “Forgiveness Finish Line.” Your heart that was once closed is now open. Feelings that were once frozen-over due to the frosty chill of anger and pain have been thawed by the warm fire of your compassion and mercy. All that remains are these final three steps.

*Step #3* : Release the person from your Heart-Prison. Use your imagination for a moment. See yourself walking to each cell located in your Heart-Prison. Slowly open the door and say to each person that you have held captive, “I release you for what you have done to me.” Walk into each dark and musty cell and stretch out your arms and embrace them. As you hug each person, feel God’s love and compassion bringing life to them and yourself. Allow your heart to rejoice, because you have done something that needed to be done a long time ago.

*Step #4:* Forgive each trespass one at a time. After releasing the person from your Heart-Prison, forgive them for every wound they have caused. Yes, every single one. This is like applying a strong disinfectant that kills every germ, because you don’t want to leave any trace of bacteria that has potential to grow again. On the top a piece of paper, write the person’s name who wounded you the most and then list all the specific ways their words and actions wounded you. Once you have completed your list, forgive every sin on the list. Say, “I forgive you NAME for wounding me by _________” Say it again right from your heart. Continue until nothing yet remains on your list. Then do the same for all the people you need to forgive.

*Step #5:* Bless and do good to the person. If you can complete this step, it proves you have genuinely forgiven them. You only can bless someone that you have forgiven. Since you have forgiven them, you are free to ask God’s richest blessing to rain upon their lives. Say to the Lord, “Dear God, please abundantly bless NAME in all areas of their life!”

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27/02/2024

*Day 16 Devotion-Steps 1–2 of the Forgiveness Process*

WHAT GOD SAYS:

_“And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.” Luke 11:4_

So are you ready to forgive? Up to this point, we have been preparing you for these most important next few moments. It’s time to end the distress and torment from your unforgiveness. The only person who wants this more than you is your loving Heavenly Father! It’s time to jump off that Slide of Unforgiveness and get rid of all that stuffed anger, bitterness, slander, resentment, hatred, and vengeance. It’s beyond time!

Thankfully, Jesus not only revealed to us that the Father delivers us to the torturers until we forgive (the powerful motive to forgive seventy times seven!), but He also revealed the specific steps we must follow to ensure we forgave to God’s satisfaction. Jesus laid out five specific steps: 1. Open your heart; 2. Extend compassion to the person; 3. Release them from your HeartPrison; 4. Forgive each of their trespasses; and 5. Bless and do good to them. If you follow these powerful steps, you will be able to forgive everyone for everything.

*Step #1* : Open your heart. Why? Because that’s where the infected wounds reside. Open it wide so every trace of unforgiveness can pass thorough without any obstruction. Don’t allow yourself to be emotionally closed to forgiveness any longer. Declare, “My heart is no longer closed, it is open today in the presence of God. I now choose to forgive!”

*Step #2* : Extend compassion to the person who trespassed against you. Now that the door of your heart is open, step two won’t be that difficult. Extend to the person in your Heart-Prison the same compassion you would want someone you hurt to give to you. Pause. Can you feel your heart changing—softening? Choose to grant them your mercy and kindness, not because they necessarily deserve it, but because you have decided to give them this important gift. You recognize that they are a human being that makes mistakes just like you, and desperately needs your compassion. Now with your open heart filled with compassion for them, you are ready for the final three steps!

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21/02/2024

Day 13 Devotion-Stepping onto the Slide of Unforgiveness

WHAT GOD SAYS:

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13

The Slide of Unforgiveness consists of seven stages we pass through when we choose not to forgive. As we descend through each stage, we lose more ground and take on characteristics we never imagined. In fact, everyone who continues in their unforgiveness will slide down seven specific stages, each next stage further into torment and suffering. Here is how Chad stepped onto the slide and began to fall.

Chad and Nancy had been married for twelve years. Chad was a successful business owner and dad. He was an upbeat man who was kind and loving to everyone. Nancy taught elementary school part time and was a great mom. Life was good. Sure, they had the typical couple problems, but there was nothing to be alarmed about. But then something happened…

Through Facebook, Nancy made contact with an ex-boyfriend. She didn’t think it would be a big deal to accept him as a friend because she was happily married and he was married too. Well, one conversation led to another and within months, the ex-boyfriend began to confide in Nancy about his unhappy marriage. He then told her, he made a mistake letting her go and that she was the only woman he ever loved. Nancy dropped her guard. They agreed to meet for lunch to talk. Then one lunch led to many, and then finally to a full-blown affair. When Chad found out he was crushed and rightfully so. However now Chad was faced with a choice, to forgive or not to forgive. Tragically, he chose never to forgive. Unforgiveness is the entrance to the Slide of Unforgiveness.

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20/02/2024

Day 12 Devotion-The Legal Side of Unforgiveness

WHAT GOD SAYS:

“And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My Heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” Matthew 18:34-35

Sam’s father was a respected judge. For years Sam played Russian roulette with the law and somehow always managed to escape getting into serious trouble. His constant bad behavior broke his father’s heart. His dad grieved daily as he hopelessly watched his son throw his life away. He struggled to figure out where he went wrong as a father. And it pained him that he had given his life to uphold the law, and yet his son had no respect for the law whatsoever.

Despite all of the judge’s loving pleas to his son, what he feared the most finally happened. Sam and some foolish drinking buddies beat up a man and stole his vehicle. The man suffered serious physical trauma and spent several days in the hospital. Upon the investigation, it was discovered that although Sam did not participate in the beating, he drove the stolen car. This time he would pay for his folly.

Knowing he was looking at jail time, Sam went to his father in tears asking him to help. He figured since his dad was a judge, he could pull some strings, and lessen his punishment. But there were no strings to pull and he suffered in jail until his sentence was completed.

The language in Matthew 18:34-35 is legal terminology. When God “delivers” us into the hands of the tormentors it is a legal transaction. This means that even though our Heavenly Father is the Forgiving Judge, he won’t make concessions or pull any strings until we fulfill the legal obligation—which is to forgive. Once we forgive, the stipulations of the contract are met, and we are free the very moment we forgive. Then and only then, the torment will cease!

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