This is a time of year to reflect on things past. Is there anyone in your family a "black sheep"? Some one who may have a colorful reputation they carry around? Is there any one carrying a burden, created by another that casts a shadow and weight of guilt? (unmerited). I'm sure every family like mine has each one of these things we often worry about and are consumed by guilt and a weight not unlike a millstone that wants to emotionally sink us.
Jesus forgives, totally, and so must we. There is a spiritual weight that everyone carries around with them from the day they are born until the day they leave this Earth. It is a spiritual law. Even though most will deny it or are obvlious to it. All of it can be contained in one word-----Sin----and most of us relate to that particular word as being bad, evil, or totally reprobate. It is not necessarily the case, and it is a misunderstood word. In Hebrew (hatta, the ' awon, pesha, ra')) it means to "miss the mark". In other words we have missed our God, and are away from him cut off by a Sin within our members. It just is, that is until we are forgiven and avail ourselves to the one who forgives, Jesus Christ, Messiah.
Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
Our very nature requires that we forgive as did our Lord, otherwise we can and will live a life that can easily callus over and harden our heart. Fathers and sons? Mothers's in Law and Daugher's in law? Is there always friction? Forgive and it will be forgiven you and the weight of sorrow will be lifted and the eyes will brighten. Try it this year....Happy new Year....It is the mercy of forgiveness that will always endure, look for it in anyone anywhere and anyplace,who has it to offer, it is life giving.
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