Forgivness... Matthew West

Don’t let the darkness keep rising in you and hold you captive...

Lord give us the strength to live for You and glorify Your Name, especially in the hard times when it seems impossible...

What does forgiveness look like to you? To me it looks like arms open wide.  No grudges or kept records of wrongs. How can you explain those who find the strength to live with someone who is impossible to deal with?  Or forgive someone who killed your loved one?  

The only example I have to give, is that I helped put the nails in my Saviors hands and feet, and He still forgave me with a sacrifice that is unlike any other. Until we can accept this in our hearts, we are still in the dark too, still a prisoner.  God is asking you to let go through the death and blood of His Son. He keeps telling you, “I’m here.”  Don’t waist grace, extend grace, with arms open wide. (Selah)

There are so many people on the face of this earth that are so dark. Without light, your without God, because, “God is light.” 1 John 1:5.  Some don’t look towards the light, for whatever reason.  The horrible massacre that happened in Colorado, “The Dark Knight Rises.”  After that night of horror, you'll still find people who find it in their hearts to pray for this boy, who is a lost soul. That is what Jesus wants: all His followers to show who we are, and shine that light.  

In this devotional, I felt two videos were needed.   When I heard the testimony of this mother, and how this song came about, I got goose bumps and conviction all at the same time.

When I think of the small things God ask of me to let go of and forgive, I feel so ashamed, and I know that while I’m here on earth, He will never stop growing me and drawing me closer to this love that you can only begin to understand when you continue to look to Jesus and keep receiving this love that none of us deserve. Romans 5: 6-11, "While we were still sinners Christ died for us."

Forgiveness: 

“It’s the hardest thing to give away... 

It always goes to those who don’t deserve... 

It’s the opposite of how you feel, 

when the pain they caused is just so real. 

Show me how to love the unlovable, 

to reach the unreachable, help me to do the impossible. 

It’ll clear the bitterness away. It can even set a prisoner free.”

Forgiveness: Luke 6:37.

Ask God to help give to others what He gave you.  That’s what mercy sees!

Grace and the peace of our Lord to you

Kim