God Forgiving as We Also Forgive (2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt. 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors. (14) For if you forgive men their
offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you also; (15)
But if you do not forgive men their offenses, neither will
your Father forgive your offenses.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Part 2 of 2)
We have to ask God to forgive our debts as we have forgiven
our debtors. If a person is mean toward other brothers and
sisters and does not forget their offenses against him, he
cannot ask God to forgive his debts. A narrow-minded person,
who always pays attention to how others have offended, hurt,
or ill-treated him, cannot pray such a prayer before God. A
man must have a forgiving heart before he can boldly ask the
Father: "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors." Brothers and sisters, just as our offenses before
God must be forgiven, so we also must forgive the offenses of
others against us. We must first forgive the debts of others
before we can pray boldly to the Father: "Forgive us our
debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors."
Here we have to pay attention to one thing: The Bible tells
us not only about our relationship with the Father but also
about our relationship with one another as brothers and
sisters. If a brother only remembers his relationship with
God and forgets his relationship with other brothers and
sisters and presumes that there is nothing wrong between him
and God, he is deceiving himself. Brothers and sisters, never
overlook your relationship with the brothers and sisters. If
there is a barrier between you and another brother or sister,
you will immediately lose God's blessing. If you do not
forget their debt and if you keep on counting and
complaining, you are being grossly deceived if you think that
God has forgiven your debts. The Lord clearly teaches us to
pray: "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors." Brothers and sisters, we must thoroughly forgive
our debtors. Otherwise, it will affect our being forgiven
before God.
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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
and Words of Ministry from "The Prayer Ministry of the
Church" in the Collected Works of Watchman Nee, Vol. 22, pp.
170-171. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry,
Anaheim, CA.
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