In Colossians 3:13, we find a powerful message: “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Holding onto past grudges is like carrying a heavy burden that drags us down. It steals our joy and peace. But this verse encourages us to forgive anyone we have a grievance with, just as God has forgiven us.
By choosing to practice forgiveness each day, we liberate ourselves from the grip of bitterness, anger, and hatred, allowing us to move forward. Beloved, our peace with God is a result of our faith alone in the gospel: the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Our salvation and peace with God is all that matters—everything else pales in comparison. So forgive and let it go!
‘Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ‘
Romans 5:1
When we forgive, we break the chains that tie us to bitterness. We set ourselves free to experience the transformative power of grace. Forgiveness doesn’t excuse wrongdoing, but it allows us to move forward with a lighter heart.
Today, choose to let go. Allow the love and forgiveness of God to flow through you. By forgiving others, you unlock the door to your own healing and freedom. Releasing those grudges will lift you higher, closer to the peace and joy that God intends for your life.
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‘Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.’
Ephesians 4:31-32
‘Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. ‘
Matthew 18:21-22
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