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 their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Elohim for the Messiah's sake hath forgiven you.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
If my people, which 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.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as the Master forgave you, so also do ye.
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.
And whosoever 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 sins of the whole world.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
For thou, Yahweh, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and Yahweh shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
And the times of this ignorance Elohim winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Repent ye therefore, and turn again to Him, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Sovereign;
Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?Yahshua saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith Yahweh: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Saying, Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh will not impute iniquity.
But Elohim commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, the Messiah died for us.
But Elohim commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, the Messiah died for us.Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to Elohim by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of the Messiah;Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith Yahweh.Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O Elohim, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith Yahweh.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
If thou, Yah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Yahweh, who shall stand?But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and 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 before thee,And 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 when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and took him in his arms, and kissed him.
Then said Yahshua, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and took him in his arms, and kissed him.And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith Yahweh.Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.Blessed is the man unto whom Yahweh imputeth not iniquity, 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 Yahweh, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our Elohim, for he will abundantly pardon.
Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his honor to pass over a transgression.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his stake;
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 to you again.
For all have sinned, and come short of the excellence of Elohim;Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in the Messiah Yahshua:
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Yahshua seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;