The Power Of Forgiveness

Once Saved, Always Saved, this is the power of forgiveness.

The bible tells us in Romans 8:38 “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things to come, nor height nor depth,nor any other created thing,shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

The definition of forgive is “to pardon”. If you look up forgiving the definition is “able to forgive, allowing room for error or mistakes”. Why does it seem like forgiveness is at times the hardest thing for us to do?

The bible tells us in Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood,the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his Grace. God has forgiven us, he has wiped our slate clean. God is truly the only one who knows us inside and out, he knows how black we have been, our every sin and he doesn’t care, he doesn’t hold a grudge, no matter how big or small the sin is,he forgives.

So, why is it we cannot show the people around us the same grace and mercy? Everyone sins, we are human, we will make mistakes, we will hurt other people, are we all not the same? Is one sin bigger than another?, the bible tells us no. We as humans tend to really hang onto the hurt other people have caused us, in the long run this only bonds us to the past. We need to forgive others, to let go of the past and the hurt and anger. We can often set ourselves free when we forgive others. Who in your life do you need to forgive?What in your life do you need to let go of?