OCU C)OST A Devotion 01
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MATTHEW 6 – FORGIVE THEM
“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.” Matthew 6:14
Is there someone in your life that has hurt you? I mean, not just hurt you, I mean someone who has deeply hurt you? Perhaps it was an unkind word or a neglected recompense that was rightly due to you? Or maybe it was a malicious act against your person, something you cannot forget.
Whatever it may be, however it may have evolved, it has left an open wound in your soul. And it has caused you to resent that person with deep disdain. And because of the hurt they have caused you and how the pain has affected your life, you have no place for forgiveness… just hate. And you have harbored these feelings for what has now felt like a lifetime.
CHALLENGE
To all your enemies and unkind acquaintances, Jesus said, “Forgive them,” even if they do so with malicious intent. PRETTY BIG WORDS FROM THE SAVIOR. Are you ready to forgive your detractors? To “let go and let God” take its toll? If so, it will relieve you from so many burdens that have hindered your peace and joy.
May God do a miracle in you tonight. May God quicken your spirit and deliver you from the burdens that have carried for so long. May you finally give it all over to God and set yourself free.
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Thank you for sharing that powerful message. It really resonates with me, especially the reminder about forgiveness. It’s easy to hold onto pain and resentment, but I know deep down that forgiving those who have hurt me is essential for my own peace and healing.
I recognize that forgiveness isn’t about letting someone off the hook; it’s more about freeing myself from the weight of carrying that hurt. It’s a challenging but necessary step towards finding joy and moving forward in life.
I’ll take this challenge to heart and work on letting go of those burdens. I appreciate the encouragement to seek God’s help in this journey. May we all find the strength to forgive and heal. Thank you again for this message—it has inspired me!
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This devotional talks about the importance of choosing to forgive people. When someone deeply hurts us, it can be hard for us to choose to forgive them. When someone impacts our lives in such a way that it impacts us months or even years later it can be hard to move on because we carry that burden with us. It is important to recognize that God does not want us to carry these burdens. God chose to forgive us even when we turned our backs on Him and chose to sin against Him. If God is willing to forgive us for what we have done, we should be willing to forgive those who have done wrong against us. While this is no simple task because of the hurt that people may have caused, I think that the challenge is something that most of us can hold close to our hearts and work towards.
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This week’s message from Matthew 6 has sparked a lot of emotions and inner reflection within me. The devotional is a great reminder of Our Lord’s prayer that we should forgive each other’s sin, as our heavenly father forgives our trespasses. In life, we interact with diverse people with different personalities, upbringing, morals and beliefs so it is not unusual that we feel that someone’s behaviour has offended us. In our daily life other people can hurt us through their actions or words and likewise we can also unknowingly offend others.It is however important to easily forgive those who wrong that our heart and mind may be peaceful and without grudges or the baggage of hate and dislike.
In the Bible, man sins against God many times starting from the beginning in the Garden of Eden. God however, full of mercy and love always restores man when they fall and reunites man with Himself. In the New Testament God sacrificed His only son to die on the cross that the sins of mankind may be forgiven, this ultimate sacrifice was not because man deserved it but because God loved us first. Reflecting on God’s sacrifice despite us not being deserving has made me understand that it is not up to me to decide who deserves my forgiveness but rather I should readily forgive everyone because I carry the love of God within me.
I am challenged to ensure that forgiveness comes readily and easily within me regardless of the wrong done to me because God is love and He lives within me. I think we should tell people in a kind way when they offend us instead of holding it against them and regardless of their response we forgive them. I will also be open to receive correction and apologise to anyone whom I may have hurt or offended unintentionally. -
Matthew 6:14 really resonates with me on a deeper level because growing up, my childhood wasn’t the best. I won’t go into too much detail, but there is someone who deeply hurt me in my life, my father. He hasn’t been around for years, and when he did come back, it was only for short periods. When I was six, he was in prison, and during the years we visited him, he would make promises like building me a treehouse or doing fun things together once he got out, but those things never happened. I learned early on that promises were often broken and grew up expecting disappointment. When good things happened, I stayed on guard because they never seemed to last. Every time he got out, I’d be overjoyed, waiting patiently for weeks just to spend time with him, but he would disappear for long stretches to be with his friends. This taught me to be independent, which brought its own struggles both financially and mentally. My mom left my dad when I was 12, and I wasn’t surprised. He had fallen into addiction years earlier, and we’d just hoped he would change. My younger self didn’t realize it at the time, so I kept hoping for years that he’d reach out, see how I was doing, or notice how much I’d grown. Instead, it fueled resentment, especially knowing that even when he was around, he didn’t really try. I grew up feeling disconnected and only realized later that it doesn’t have to be that way. I never thought I’d be able to say it but, I forgave him a long time ago when I found Jesus. I moved out at 16 and lived on my own, which, in my situation, was truly a miracle from God. He kept blessing me, and though it took a long time to break free from the mental state I was in, I realized I didn’t have to do it alone. Once I started leaning on Jesus, He showed me the way out. Now I pray every day for my family, especially my father, who has fallen into addiction, that they may be saved and come to know Him. I hope that one day we can be reborn, know each other again, and walk together as followers of Christ. When I found the Bible, I learned from God that I’m never truly alone, I have someone to lean on, someone to talk to when I’m sad, and someone who will always be there. He doesn’t dwell on the past; He looks at me as I am now.
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This verse from Matthew 6 really reminds me how important forgiveness is, even when it feels impossible. We all have someone who has hurt us deeply, and sometimes that pain sticks with us for years. It’s hard to even think about forgiving someone who caused that kind of damage.
But Jesus makes it clear that forgiveness isn’t just for the other person—it’s for us too. Holding on to anger and hurt only weighs us down. When we choose to forgive, we’re letting God take over and freeing ourselves from a burden we were never meant to carry.
The challenge to “forgive them” is definitely not easy, but it’s something that can bring real peace. My hope is that we can all reach a place where we’re willing to give that pain to God and let Him heal the parts of us that feel broken. Forgiveness doesn’t erase what happened, but it does open the door for God to restore our hearts.
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