Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the LORD forgave you. Colossians 3:13
I will get to the forgiving part, but isn’t it truly wonderful that God says to be together in times of struggle, sorrow, anxiousness, disappointment, grief……..? Bearing each other’s burdens means to live in community and eradicate loneliness. Praise the Lord!
What does a new life in Christ really look like? Colossians chapter three paints a very good word picture. We must be forgiving. It is packed in the parcel with humility, compassion, kindness, gentleness and patience, (verse 12). You can’t have one without the other.
The entire Biblical message is forgiveness: Man falls, God reaches down to save him…..repeat to infinity! If we want to be like Christ, if we want to live eternally with Christ, if we want to take others with us, WE MUST FORGIVE.
One last little thought. If there is something you think you can’t forgive, consider this: Is it worth missing Heaven for? That is the price you will pay by clinging to the wrongs of others.
I love Ya’ll!
Gretchen