Open Heaven 14 November 2020: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Hold No Grudges
HOLD NO GRUDGES – Saturday November 14th
2020
Memorise: For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you: Matthew 6:14
Read: Matthew 18:23-35 (KJV)
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which
owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be
sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and
loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his
fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and
took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he
should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very
sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till
he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Bible in one year: Luke 24, John 20-21, Hymn: Sing hymn 5
Message:-
A person holding grudges can be likened to one consuming poison yet expecting another fellow to die in his/her stead. When you hold a grudge against someone, you are killing yourself gradually.
Open Heaven 14 November 2020 – Hold No Grudges
When you
refuse to forgive someone who wronged you, you have only opened the door to
hurt and more hurt. While the fellow on the other hand may be living his/her
life in peace, you keep hurting each time you see or remember him/her.
Many people have died of hypertension because
they refused to forgive someone who offended them. It is for your own good that
you forgive that fellow who offended you. Don’t give anyone a license to keep
hurting you; let it go.
From our Bible reading and memory verse of
today, it is evident that whenever someone is holding a grudge against another,
God will bypass the offender and refuse to forgive the one holding the grudge.
Imagine going to hell just because you refused to forgive someone who offended
you, only for that fellow to repent and end up in Heaven. Luke 6:37 tells us
that if you condemn someone, God will condemn you too. James 2:12-13 says:
Open Heaven 14 November 2020: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Hold No Grudges
“So
speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judge by the law of liberty. For he
shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy
rejoiceth against judgement.”
God will neither answer the prayer nor accept
the gift of anyone living in unforgiveness because the sacrifice of a sinner is
an abomination to Him (Proverbs 15:8). God wants you to forgive everyone who
has offended you, because only then would you obtain mercy from Him.
Open Heaven 14 November 2020 Saturday: Action Point
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
Mark
11:25
Action Point
Forgive anyone who has offended you today, then pray for them.
blessing them also as you do.
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