I have been writing about the process of restoration of the church, and one of the things that impact the way I walk with God is the way I apply, in my life, the principles established by God. Sometimes we may have a sense that we have lost our closeness with God and that we are not being blessed. When we understand the principles of a walk in the Spirit we should not become confused when we feel that. It is important to learn that we are blessed when we obey the commandments of the Word of God. It is not enough to know something; we are blessed when we do the things we already know. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them (John 13:17).
One of the principles that impact our lives constantly is forgiveness. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray he included this principle. For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions” (Matthew 6:14–15). Jesus also taught about this principle in a parable (Matthew 18:23-35). In this parable it becomes clear that the debt that God is willing to forgive us is infinitely greater than the debt that we are asked to forgive others.
We are approaching the time of Passover. During this time we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Salvation, Redemption, Forgiveness of our sins, and being born again in a relationship with God, the Father. We can only approach the communion table to appropriate the forgiveness of our sins when we are willing to let go of the offenses of others toward us. It does not mean that it is easy; it means that we recognize that we have been forgiven a lot more than we are forgiving others. The offenses of others toward us are not worth holding on to, when compared to the mercy and grace of God towards us, through the blood of Jesus spilled for us.
Isaiah 58:1-12
Matthew 25:35-40
Matthew 5:23-24