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By Mike Kelley

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.

John 8:32

"I forgave and set a prisoner free. Then I learned the prisoner was me." That little poem carries an important message that we need to hear.

When we forgive someone, we are not minimizing the harm the person caused nor condoning the sin that was committed. We are simply choosing to place the offense in the nail-scarred hands of Jesus.

In his book Forgiveness... The Ultimate Miracle, Paul J. Meyer shares a story about a woman named Renee who hated her father because of his long-term abuse. When Renee became a Christian at the age of forty-one, she faced a dilemma. She knew she had been forgiven of her sins through Jesus, but she had no desire to forgive her father.

As she continued to learn from the Bible, she began to realize that forgiveness isn't a feeling and it isn't an option. It is a biblical requirement.

One day, she prayed: "I, Renee, release my father into Your loving arms. Please release me from the bondage of unforgiveness."

Her attitude toward her father started to change... and his heart began to change. He eventually confessed Jesus as his Savior and was baptized at the age of eighty-four.

Choosing to forgive others helps both the forgiven and the forgiver.


The above text is the article from the bulletin front page dated 9/27/2024



 

 

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