Pensées sur le Verset du Jour...
Pour moi, c'est l'un des rappels les plus difficiles sur la volonté de Dieu dans les Écritures. Je dois pardonner aux autres! Quand je refuse, cela me coupe le flux du pardon que Dieu désire tant me donner. S'il n'est jamais facile de pardonner aux autres, Dieu nous a non seulement ordonné de le faire, mais il nous a également donné son Fils comme exemple de pardon. De plus, il a promis de nous donner les moyens de pouvoir faire sa volonté par la puissance du Saint-Esprit. Le vrai problème: allons-nous abandonner notre amertume envers ceux qui nous ont blessés?
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
This passage is one of the most challenging reminders of God's will in Scripture. I MUST forgive others! When I refuse to forgive, I build a dam, stopping the stream of forgiveness God longs to give me. Forgiving others is seldom easy. It is often quite difficult and painful. However, God has commanded us to do it and given us his Son as an example of how to forgive (Luke 23:34). Jesus has promised to empower us to do his will by the power of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 3:14-21) as we are transformed to become like him (2 Corinthians 3:18). The real issue: Will I let go of my bitterness toward those who have wounded me? Yet when we harbor bitterness and unforgiveness, we hold ourselves hostage to our hate and resentment. As the saying says, "Forgiveness is setting the captive bird free, then realizing you were the captive bird!"
Ma Prière...
Cher Dieu, je veux pardonner à ____ le péché commis contre moi. S'il vous plaît, bloquez le cynisme et l'amertume de mon cœur. Donnez-moi le pouvoir de pardonner comme Jésus l'a fait. De plus, cher Père, s'il vous plaît, apprennez-moi ce que mon engagement à pardonner signifie réellement en terme de changement de vie que je dois faire. Au nom de Jésus, je prie. Amen.
My Prayer...
Dear God, I confess this is a hard command. But, dear Father, I want to forgive these people (please add the names you are committing to forgive) of the sin they have committed against me. Please block cynicism and bitterness from my heart. Please empower me to forgive as Jesus did. Please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart and fill me with love and forgiveness. In addition, dear Father, please teach me what my commitment to forgive means for the genuine life changes I need to make. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
