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'And forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us'.
We all need forgiveness either for the things we have done which we shouldn’t have done or for not doing what we should have done. God forgives us our sin when we ask to be forgiven. However in this prayer we see that the extent of forgiveness we receive depends the extent to which we are prepared to forgive others.
22"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.’(Mark11:24-25)
Again looking at the verse we see that the working of faith is dependent on our love evidenced by forgiveness.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. Gal5:6
32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Eph4:32)
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened; Ps66:18
Unforgiveness can cause different types of illness as we bind ourselves even more than we bind those who have sinned against us. Our faith is hindered by the level of our forgiveness. Faith works by love. And if faith can move mountains, love can move greater mountains.
So Let us forgive and live. Let us release and be released.Let bygone be bygone. Let's not be our own enemy. Let's not trip ourselves up.
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