December 16, 2009
I've been meditating on John 20:23 (Amplified Bible)
23[Now having received the Holy Spirit, and being [a]led and directed by Him] if you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained.
I looked up the word retain in the dictionary...
1 a : to keep in possession or use b : to keep in one's pay or service; specifically : to employ by paying a retainer c : to keep in mind or memory : remember 2 : to hold secure or intact
Mark 11:25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
Father may we forgive others and not retain their sin! May we not keep their sin in our possession... not holding the memory of their sin securely. May we forgive as you so astoundingly forgive us! What a merciful God!
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