FORGIVE

FORGIVE

Hebrews 12:14-15 Follow Peace With All Men, And Holiness, Without Which No Man Shall See The Lord: Looking Diligently Lest Any Man Fail Of The Grace Of God; Lest Any Root Of Bitterness Springing Up Trouble You, And Thereby Many Be Defiled;

When you get angry at people deserved or not,  you can become very bitter, very fast. You see the pain and hurt in someone that you love and take their hurt to your own heart, so much so that they let bitterness grow so deep that all they can feel is anger or hatred, just the thought of that person. It is so easy to get caught up in their circumstances, that we are just as hurt as they are. We love so deeply the people that are hurt, that we forget "FORGIVENESS". We forget the very thing that Christ Jesus died for, 

"OUR  FORGIVENESS". We deserved to be cast into the hottest part of The Lake Of Fire, but GOD CHOSE TO FORGIVE US, WITH THE SACRIFICE OF HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. Yes, we indeed feel pain for our loved ones, but never let your compassion for them, turn into bitterness. As a wife, parent, and grandparent, it can be easily forgotten that,  we are to Love and Pray for those that use and abuse us, yes that means even if it is your closest family members, because, that is exactly what Jesus Christ did! We insulted His Father, Him, and His Holy Spirit every day as a sinner, yet He still chose to die for us! 

Bitterness will grow in us when we forget this Command of our LORD AND SAVIOR,

Matthew 5:44 But I Say Unto You, Love Your Enemies, Bless Them That Curse You, Do Good To Them That Hate You, And Pray For Them Which Despitefully Use You, And Persecute You; 

FORGIVING THOSE THAT CAUSE PAIN IS FREEING, IT LIGHTENS YOUR SPIRIT! FORGIVING ALSO BRINGS YOU JOY!!! 

I FORGIVE EVERYONE THAT HAS EVER BEEN UGLY TO ME, AND I ASK EVERYONE THAT I HAVE HURT, TO FORGIVE ME.

LET US ALL LIVE LIVE CHRIST-LIKE IN LOVE AND FORGIVENESS!!!

Donna K Purifoy

12/25/2021