"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 your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15 (NKJV)
If we are going to get the best results every time we pray then prayer must be prayed without strife in our hearts.
In Matthew 18:27-35, the Bible speaks of a man who was forgiven by His master of a large debt he owed, yet he refused to forgive a fellow servant like him who owed him far less than what he owed his master. He threw his fellow servant into prison until he paid that which he owed him. When this thing that this servant had done was told to his master, he was very angry with the servant that would not forgive and delivered him to the tormentors until he paid back everything he owed. This meant that he would be in torment because he refused to forgive. Jesus said, "So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses." Matthew 18:35 (NKJV).
I want you to understand that holding bitterness and resentment against others is like swallowing poison and expecting your enemy to die. Let that bitterness go today because it can hinder you in your prayer life.
Prayer.
Dear Father, today in obedience to Your Word to me, I willingly and intentionally choose to forgive all who have wronged me. I let go of all bitterness and resentment from my heart and I choose to love others unconditionally just as You have loved me, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
For further study, read:
Matthew 6:12, Mark 11:25-26, Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:13.
Doing the Word.
Intentionally forgive all those you are holding bitterness and resentment against.
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