Being a disciple of Jesus: (Day18) Mirroring Forgiveness

Read Scripture:

Matthew 5:23-24 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

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Meditate on Scripture:

What is one thing you learned from today?

Thinking back to the one or two people you need to forgive. What issues of “justice” are involved in the situation? How has this person wronged you, hurt you, or sinned against you?

What conditions do you instinctively want to place on this person before you truly forgive him or her? In other words, what does your heart want to require from this person before you release him or her? What specifically would you desire the person to say or do?

Describe your own debt before God. How is it far greater than the debt of the people you have on your list? (Yet it is cancelled and forgiven)? Do not rush through this question. Take time to describe your indebtedness in terms of the specific ways sin manifests itself in your life.

Pray:

Ask God for help in this area and start by praying for the people that have come to your mind.