If the enemy can inspire us to hate our neighbor, then he has won. This is why we turn all the debts owed to us over to Jesus. Then we can bless and not curse. (Romans 12:14)
If, somehow, you owed me $100,000 and you couldn’t pay—it would wipe me out to cancel the debt. In the same way, the evil done to us is so great that the perpetrators cannot afford to make restitution and we cannot afford to forgive. Yet we must forgive. What do we do?
We bring those debts to Jesus. Only Jesus can restore what was stolen from us. When we let go, He mends and heals what was broken and restores what was taken. Only He can take the hate from us and replace it with love.
Christianity is impossible. That’s why we have a Savior.
From the Bible
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NIV
Remember, you are designed to make a difference!
Dwight
Photo credits: Sunrise meme adapted from a photo by Anne J.?, Flickr, Creative Commons License, girl photo meme adapted from a photo by Hans Clough
