Because as Christians, we are called to forgive. Christ has forgiven, and continues to forgive us. We sin against Him, everyday…in thought and/or deed. If God, for one moment, withheld His forgiveness where would you or I be?
Life is but a…vapor. One of my co-workers (one who was very unkind, spiteful and just…mean to me, without cause) is now in the hospital, dying of advanced cervical cancer, as I type this post. It breaks my heart, and I would never have wished that for her. You never know what tomorrow will bring. We count on God giving us another day, to do what we know we should do. Help us all to live as if it’s our last day.
He who has been forgiven of much, loves much (Luke 7:47). I also believe that when you have known the forgiveness of Christ, in your own life, for your own messes, you can’t help but extend it to others. Once you realize that there is truly none good but God (Matthew 19:17), you can embrace the goodness of God and invite the one who wronged you to partake. Do they deserve it? Nope, and that’s something you both have in common.
A scripture for meditation:
Psalm 103:10 
Selah, indeed!
A Nappy Girl
True stuff, Tracey. Sometimes it’s hard, but there was nothing harder than the cross.
Like, as I’m writing this, I’m hearing Rod Parsley lie like a serpent about his pastor raising somebody from the dead — while an enrapt audience listens… And as egregious as his sin is, God is willing to forgive even THAT. If he were to repent.
Sorry for the slight digression.
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Yeah…I speak to myself, when I write stuff like this. It gets real thick, but I think how we respond when wronged is the “litmus test” for authenticating those who name the Name of Christ. It’s where most people struggle, and many folks leave this world, with grudges against others.
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