Forgiveness

 

Forgiveness

Psalm 109 reads as if the author wants his accuser dead and his family to suffer to the greatest degree. When someone accuses us of something that we didn’t do, our first instinct is to get angry and lash out at the accuser. It is an automatic reaction, like self-defense is if someone who assaults us physically. But the Lord said, “Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent. Matthew 29:39 says, “forgive men their trespasses and your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Matthew 5:44 says, “I say to you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” Psalm 109 is a perfect example of how people prayed before Christ began His ministry on earth. When Christ came, He set the perfect example of how to treat those who accuse us of wrongdoing. Not once did we read of Christ getting in a fist fight or wrestling match to prove He was right. Nor did He pray that His enemies be wiped off the face of the earth. He always spoke with kindness and even when they arrested Him and brought Him before the courts, He did not fight against them. He spoke the truth and left everything else in God’s hands. Jesus was faced with accusers nearly every day. When someone accuses us of wrongdoing, we must always speak the truth and take the matter to the highest court for mediation and understanding. God grants us both, if we lay the burden down at His feet. Matthew 7:12 say, “Whatever you want me to do to you, do also to them.”

Please read the scriptures listed, study them, apply them to your life and grow in the saving relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior.

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