When I truly repent and humble myself before God, I know He is faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. It's through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross that I can receive this forgiveness. It's such a gift.
And you know, it makes me think about how God wants me to extend that same grace to others. He wants me to reflect His love to everyone around me, to be a reflection of Jesus in every moment. It's a challenge sometimes, but it's so important.
Forgiving others, I've found, is really about freeing myself. It's about healing those deep wounds and finding freedom from bitterness. It's not easy, but it's so worth it.
I want to practice gratitude and turn away from sin, coming to God with a repentant heart, knowing He will always forgive me. And hopefully, I can pay that forward and offer forgiveness just as freely as I've received it.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if ye forgive not men {\i their trespasses}, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.\par
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.\par
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.\par\tab Maschil.}\par\par\tab Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,\par\tab Whose sin is covered.
And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.}\par
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.
and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
{\b For I will be merciful to their iniquities,\par\tab And their sins will I remember no more.}
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,\par\tab And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
As far as the east is from the west,\par\tab So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
{\i saying},\par\tab {\b Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,\par\tab And whose sins are covered.}{\b Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.}
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath {\i of God} through him.For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But to whom ye forgive anything, I {\i forgive} also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes {\i have I forgiven it} in the presence of Christ;that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.\par
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath {\i of God}: for it is written, {\b Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense,} saith the Lord.{\b But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.}
{\b For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.}\par\par\tab Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:\par\tab According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,\par\tab And cleanse me from my sin.
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.}\par
Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;\par\tab But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath {\i of God}: for it is written, {\b Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense,} saith the Lord.
not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,\par\tab O Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with thee,\par\tab That thou mayest be feared.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And Jesus said, {\cf6 Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.} And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.
He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper:\par\tab But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:and bring the fatted calf, {\i and} kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath {\i of God}: for it is written, {\b Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense,} saith the Lord.{\b But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.}Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.\par
{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.\par\tab Maschil.}\par\par\tab Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,\par\tab Whose sin is covered.Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity,\par\tab And in whose spirit there is no guile.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever {\i sins} ye retain, they are retained.}\par
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;\par\tab And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, {\i I say}, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;
{\cf6 Judge not, that ye be not judged.For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, {\cf6 Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.}
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;