Day 4: Forgive

Read Colossians 3:13

Colossians 3:13 “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."

Lewis B. Smedes stated that there is a miracle in forgiveness and power in seeing the former offender with eyes that wish him or her the best that life can offer. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner is you.” (Smedes)

A group of Christians who had been meeting for years finally were transparent enough to talk about their inability to forgive. After discussion, they agreed that non-forgiveness is a major barrier to experiencing God’s full grace and peace. If we want to experience the best that God has to offer, let’s examine our own hearts. Who do I need to forgive? (Go back in your life as far as you can remember and release the toxic waste of non-forgiveness by surrendering it to the One who makes all things new."