Today's Word
Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.”
Reflection
Being forgiven and forgiving are bound in one sentence. The forgiveness I received and the forgiveness I extend are not separate. Forgiveness is something that flows, not something that pools.
That you won't be forgiven unless you forgive can sound like a threat. But it is closer to the principle that grace received cannot stay in a closed heart. Through a blocked channel, even grace cannot flow.
On a day your heart is hardened by an unforgiven offense, recall the forgiveness you first received. In the place of letting what you received flow on, your own heart loosens too.
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