Release Them and So Release Yourself!

“Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.”
Mark 11:25

It is hard work to forgive someone who has offended you!  Even for Christians, forgiving and loving those who have “despitefully used us,” remains a challenge.  But God has given us His grace and He demands that we too be gracious.  We have a responsibility to allow Jesus Christ to forgive through us.  There is no doubt that we cannot forgive others through our own strength.  It is only by the blood and through the love of Jesus that we can forgive any person.  Let God begin a fresh new work in you by forgiving those who have wronged you!  God’s Word is clear, we may not be best friends with the people who have hurt us, but we will stand clean before the Lord if by forgiving them, we have released them from any consequences or judgments that we might desire them to experience!  Don’t wish anvils to fall on people’s heads!  Let God deal with them!  Before we can experience true renewal and revival in our spirits, we have to release offenders into the Lord’s hands.  They need not have control over us or our feelings any longer.  Release them and so release yourself!

As we gather for A Sacred Assembly before the Lord this Sunday, turn loose of all those things and all those people who would hinder you from experiencing the joys and blessings of God!  Name those persons one by one, forgive them in Jesus, and leave the discipline of their lives to God alone!

I love you all,
Pastor Stephen