For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Reflections: In this verse, it tells that I/you must forgive the wrongs that are done to us. And it does not say that we forgive after they say sorry or repent. It just says that we must forgive. Why? Because we are also forgiven by God. Jesus died for us without us asking for forgiveness first.
When I thought about it, it strikes me that although Jesus died for our sins, in order to be forgiven, one must receive the gift of forgiveness first.
I think of all those people that had made my life miserable. Although I had forgiven them, since I don’t have any contact with them, they don’t know that they are forgiven. Maybe they had forgotten already that they hurt me or have not the slightest idea that they even hurt me or just did not care if they did. But because I forgave them in my heart, I can come to the Father and receive His forgiveness. And for those that wronged me, I just put them in the hands of God and praying that they too will receive God’s forgiveness.
Since both you and I are still here on earth, we are going to get hurt by others in words or actions. We can be hurt by what others are not doing or by what they are doing or by their behavior towards us. We cannot please everybody and it is difficult to be everything for other people. Chances are we are going to hurt other people too since we are not perfect. So, as we forgive others, we should also ask forgiveness if we hurt other people. And most especially, ask God for forgiveness because we are still in the world and we will be tempted to sin all the time.
Application: I will forgive just as God had forgiven me. I will also ask for forgiveness if I did something wrong to others although it might be intentional or because I was angry and I wanted to take revenge. I will pray to God to open my eyes if I still have anger in me for someone so that I can forgive.
Prayer: Dearest Father in heaven. Thank You for giving Jesus to die for our sins. Thank You for the gift of forgiveness. I pray for me and my loved ones and my brother and sister in Christ to be easy to forgive. Ask for forgiveness if we have sinned against you or others. Let our hearts be pure and lovely and let Your desires be planted in our hearts. I pray for us to be merciful just You had shown mercy to us and still do. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen
Tilbakeblikk: Det sies at man skal ikke tro på alt man sier. Da vi var i København i 2019, besøkte vi Ripleys ” Believe it or not” og så mange ting som vi vet ikke om vi skal tro eller ikke.
Ved inngangen var en skulptur av H. Andersen. Jeg lærte at
Hans Christian Andersen (født 2. april1805 i Odense, død 4. august1875 i København) var en dansk forfatter og poet, mest kjent for sine kunsteventyr. Disse er oversatt til over 100 språk og er nest etter Bibelen de mest oversatte tekstene i verden. Eventyrene har blitt overført til diverse teaterstykker, filmer, balletter og andre kunstformer. H.C. Andersen er en av den danske gullalders hovedpersoner.
Gorilla laget av bildeler
Rhinoceross laget av korker
Robot laget av ulike bildeler
slott
Fiskemenneske
Bildet laget av toalettpapir
Marilyn Monroe malt kun med neglelakk
Portrett av George Clooney malt fra sigaretts asker
Smil til kamera
Bildet av Bruce Springsteen var laget av vinylplater
Reflection: This verse says to me/you as believers who are living by the Spirit, to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. And since I/you consist of body, soul, and spirit, we should conduct our thoughts, minds, and bodies by His guidance. We should follow Him in words and deeds. Trust Him in good times and in bad times. When we are sick or well. When we are in the storms of life when we are facing a mountain of problems, opponents, or difficult people. When we are persecuted, when we are in darkness or light. When our prayers are not getting answered and we fail and fail and our plans and dreams do not manifest. We must let the Holy Spirit transform our character with His Word which we can find in the Bible. To be taught how we should treat ourselves and other people. To ask the Holy Spirit for help so that we can conduct our affairs with honesty, humility, fairness, and integrity. Let His Word saturates our beings so that we will not indulge ourselves in sin. So that every bondage of the enemy will be loosed. Every gap will be filled with good things. All wrong beliefs and behaviors will be corrected.
Application: I will walk with the Holy Spirit in every aspect of my life. I will meditate on His Word so that I will be renewed and change unto Thy likeness. I will acknowledge Him in all my ways and be always thankful in all circumstances and trust Him in every season of my life.
Prayer: Dearest Father in heaven, I pray for me and my loved ones, and people that are close to me to walk with the Holy Spirit every day. To follow His guidance so we will bear fruit. Fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Then we can love our enemies, forgive those who persecute or hurt us. See others with understanding and mercy. We can then have joy and peace under all circumstances. We can endure and be patient during hard times and in dealings with difficult people. When we walk with You, we can be show kindness and goodness to others who are in need too. We can be faithful to You in all our ways. As You had shown patience and gentleness to us, I pray that we should also do so in every people that we encounter and to ourselves. Let us be controlled by You especially when we are to burst into anger because of unfairness we encounter or something that we could not accomplish. Holy Spirit, please do not leave us when we go astray, but lead us back to God. Continue to walk with us day in and day out for God’s glory. I pray in Jesus’ name.
Det kryr av løvetann blomster overalt og jeg som hadde ønsket lenge et bilde sammen med disse guleblomstene fikk mulighet i dag da min sussebass ga etter å ta bilde av meg:)
