40 Days with Jesus - 13
Dr Jim Brown's TruNorth Devotional
40 Days with Jesus (Red Letter Edition)
Day 13 | FORGIVING OTHERS
40 Days with Jesus (Red Letter Edition)
Day 13 | FORGIVING OTHERS
FORGIVING OTHERS
Matthew 6:12
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Now, Jesus begins to intervene in our lives with this statement. You see, it’s one thing to be forgiven for our mistakes, but quite another when we are asked to forgive others' wrongs against us.
Jesus is instructing his crowd – and us today – to be forgiving.
We live in such an energized, self-centered world that even a simple insult or just cutting someone off in traffic could lead to a violent reaction, up to and including the insulted person actually killing the other. (Can you say “Road Rage?”) It’s hard to believe, but it happens.
Here, Jesus is not referring to financial debts, but a look at the parallel teaching of “The Lord’s Prayer” in Luke 11 makes it clear that Jesus is talking about spiritual trespasses or “sins” that we have incurred or received.
Romans 3:23 tells us, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” And as I have taught in church many times, what does “all” mean? “All means all, and that’s all, all means.” (So that means YOU… and me too.)
We are all debtors to God for breaking His laws. This part of Jesus’ “Lord’s Prayer” is VERY important as He expands on it and repeats it in the statements that follow.
Matthew 6:14-15 says, “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.”
Forgiving isn't easy; but remember something else I often say: “God never asks us to do anything that isn't ultimately for OUR good and HIS glory.”
Prayer: LORD, thank You for all Your forgiveness toward me. Lead me on when and how to forgive others Amen.
Matthew 6:12
“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Now, Jesus begins to intervene in our lives with this statement. You see, it’s one thing to be forgiven for our mistakes, but quite another when we are asked to forgive others' wrongs against us.
Jesus is instructing his crowd – and us today – to be forgiving.
We live in such an energized, self-centered world that even a simple insult or just cutting someone off in traffic could lead to a violent reaction, up to and including the insulted person actually killing the other. (Can you say “Road Rage?”) It’s hard to believe, but it happens.
Here, Jesus is not referring to financial debts, but a look at the parallel teaching of “The Lord’s Prayer” in Luke 11 makes it clear that Jesus is talking about spiritual trespasses or “sins” that we have incurred or received.
Romans 3:23 tells us, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” And as I have taught in church many times, what does “all” mean? “All means all, and that’s all, all means.” (So that means YOU… and me too.)
We are all debtors to God for breaking His laws. This part of Jesus’ “Lord’s Prayer” is VERY important as He expands on it and repeats it in the statements that follow.
Matthew 6:14-15 says, “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.”
Forgiving isn't easy; but remember something else I often say: “God never asks us to do anything that isn't ultimately for OUR good and HIS glory.”
Prayer: LORD, thank You for all Your forgiveness toward me. Lead me on when and how to forgive others Amen.
Posted in With Jesus
Recent
Categories
Archive
2026
February
2025
January
40 DAYS OF NEW - 0340 DAYS OF NEW - 0440 DAYS OF NEW - 0540 DAYS OF NEW - 0640 DAYS OF NEW - 0740 DAYS OF NEW - 0840 DAYS OF NEW - 0940 DAYS OF NEW - 1040 DAYS OF NEW - 1140 DAYS OF NEW - 1240 DAYS OF NEW - 1340 DAYS OF NEW - 1440 DAYS OF NEW - 1540 DAYS OF NEW - 1640 DAYS OF NEW - 1740 DAYS OF NEW - 1840 DAYS OF NEW - 1940 DAYS OF NEW - 2040 DAYS OF NEW - 2140 DAYS OF NEW - 2240 DAYS OF NEW - 2340 DAYS OF NEW - 2440 DAYS OF NEW - 25
February
40 DAYS OF NEW - 2640 DAYS OF NEW - 2740 DAYS OF NEW - 2840 DAYS OF NEW - 2940 DAYS OF NEW - 3040 DAYS OF NEW - 3140 DAYS OF NEW - 3240 DAYS OF NEW - 3340 DAYS OF NEW - 3440 DAYS OF NEW - 3540 DAYS OF NEW - 3640 DAYS OF NEW - 3740 DAYS OF NEW - 3840 DAYS OF NEW - 3940 DAYS OF NEW - 4040 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0140 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0240 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0340 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0440 DAYS OF PROMISE - 05
March
40 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0640 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0740 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0840 DAYS OF PROMISE - 0940 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1040 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1140 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1240 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1340 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1440 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1540 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1640 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1740 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1840 DAYS OF PROMISE - 1940 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2040 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2140 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2240 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2340 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2440 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2540 DAYS OF PROMISE - 26
April
40 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2740 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2840 DAYS OF PROMISE - 2940 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3040 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3140 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3240 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3340 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3440 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3540 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3640 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3740 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3840 DAYS OF PROMISE - 3940 DAYS OF PROMISE - 4040 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0140 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0240 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0340 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0440 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0540 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0640 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 0740 MORE DAYS OF JOY - 08