Forgive Offenders
Monday, October 27, 2025Key Verse
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14
Text — Matthew 6:12-15
Message
Has someone hurt you recently and now you keep thinking of a way to get back at the person? Children often get upset and ready to take revenge to show the other person what it feels like to be hurt. However, there is a far better way to handle the situation. Jesus warns of the consequence of taking revenge. He commands us to forgive and show love to everyone. God is always ready to defend and fight for us if we let Him.
Joseph is a good example of how to forgive those who offend us. He had the power to get back at his brothers for what they did to him. He had a chance to get even, but instead he chose to show kindness. What would you have done if you were Joseph? Imagine if the person who hurt you was standing before you pleading for mercy. Now think of the many wrong things you have done in your life, all of which God has forgiven at great cost. In the same way you have been forgiven, God wants you to forgive the person who hurt you, and with His help even show kindness like Joseph did.
Further Reading
Matthew 18:23-35
Prayer for today
Heavenly Father, please give me the strength and grace to forgive those who do wrong to me.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
