Forgive As God Forgives
Monday, May 15, 2023Key Verse
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13
Text — Colossians 3:12-17
Message
Sam cherished his tool box very much. He had saved a lot before he could have enough money to buy the tools. Harry, a younger friend visited him and the next day, Sam discovered that the tool box was gone!
Sam ran out of the house in anger to find Harry. His mission was to fight and make Harry’s life miserable. As he turned the corner, he saw Harry coming and they both stopped. Harry held up the tool box and said “I want to return this. I stole it, I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me. I will understand if you never want to be my friend again”
They stood there for a long time, looking at each other. Then Sam said “you are my friend, I forgive you”. He then took the tool box from him and went back home. Jesus has forgiven all of us. The least we can do is to forgive as He also forgave us. Whatever your parents, siblings, friends, classmates or neighbours might have done to hurt you, ask God for grace to forgive them.
Further Reading
Genesis 50:18-21
Prayer for today
Lord, help me to forgive as You have forgiven 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.
