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“Lord, do not hold this sin against them”
Are we all free my dear brothers and sisters? Most of our problems start when we keep the revenge and anger towards others in our hearts and are not ready to let go. Leviticus 19:18 - Thou shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am the Lord.
Rom 12:17 - Do not repay evil with evil... Do not avenge yourselves, but rather control your anger, for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. So if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him drink, for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Exodus 34:6-7 - The LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, is slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished.
Forgiveness is a gift from God. And a gift is not a gift unless it is accepted. Forgiveness begins with our being forgiven first, and our accepting God’s forgiveness.
If we are full of hared, God cannot fill us, because even God cannot fill which is already full. That is why we need to repent: to allow God to empty us of hatred. Then he can fill us with Himself, with His Love and forgiveness to enable us to forgive others.
And who knows; leaving it in God’s hands just may work a miracle. When St. Stephen, the first martyr, was being stoned to death, Paul stood by, and heard Stephen say, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” (Acts 7:60) Paul became one of the greatest saints in the Bible. If Stephen’s last words had been a cry for vengeance or a torrent of abuse at Paul, would Paul ever have been converted to Christianity?
So remember: we should never seek revenge for anything, not because vengeance is evil, but because our God is a God who demands justice and vengeance is his. When you are ready to forgive others, then you will see the glory of God and the heaven is opened and the triune God showering his graces upon you…
Are we all free my dear brothers and sisters? Most of our problems start when we keep the revenge and anger towards others in our hearts and are not ready to let go. Leviticus 19:18 - Thou shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. I am the Lord.
Rom 12:17 - Do not repay evil with evil... Do not avenge yourselves, but rather control your anger, for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. So if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him drink, for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Exodus 34:6-7 - The LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, is slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished.
Forgiveness is a gift from God. And a gift is not a gift unless it is accepted. Forgiveness begins with our being forgiven first, and our accepting God’s forgiveness.
If we are full of hared, God cannot fill us, because even God cannot fill which is already full. That is why we need to repent: to allow God to empty us of hatred. Then he can fill us with Himself, with His Love and forgiveness to enable us to forgive others.
And who knows; leaving it in God’s hands just may work a miracle. When St. Stephen, the first martyr, was being stoned to death, Paul stood by, and heard Stephen say, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” (Acts 7:60) Paul became one of the greatest saints in the Bible. If Stephen’s last words had been a cry for vengeance or a torrent of abuse at Paul, would Paul ever have been converted to Christianity?
So remember: we should never seek revenge for anything, not because vengeance is evil, but because our God is a God who demands justice and vengeance is his. When you are ready to forgive others, then you will see the glory of God and the heaven is opened and the triune God showering his graces upon you…
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