Author: Keepers of the Faith
Publ: Keepers of the Faith
Bind: Paper Bound
Size: 8 x 6 1/2
Pages: 68
Subj: Forgiveness
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If I cannot forgive,
If I can never say, “It’s okay,”
If I have not compassion, nor mercy,
I know nothing yet of forgiveness.

Forgiveness is one of the most important and desirable of character traits to possess.  It is so important that Jesus mentioned it in the Lord’s Prayer.  “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” —Matthew 6:14-15.

On another occasion Jesus again mentioned it to his disciples.  “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.  But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” —Mark 11:25-26.

These verses are pretty plain.  If we want our heavenly Father to forgive us our sins, it is essential that we forgive others.  Sometimes we are angry when others harm us, or say mean things to us or about us.  Sometimes we may not want to forgive, but Jesus says, “We must!”  It is not an option, but a “must do.”  So, why not begin now to develop the spiritual habit of forgiveness?