The Lord's Prayer (5 of 6)

Pray then like this:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Matthew 6:9-13

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

We are not asking God to overlook our sins, because we know, or should know, that's not going to happen. What we are asking is that He forgive our past sins. This is something we need to do on a daily basis. Why? Because, whether we realize it or not, we are prone to sin on a daily basis.

Romans 3:23 tells us that we all fall short of God's standards. We all sin. Sometimes we realize it, sometimes we don't, and yes, sometimes it is intentional. Fortunately, we have such a loving God that He is willing to forgive us.

Here's the catch. In order for God to forgive us, we need to forgive others. Matthew 6:15 states that unless we forgive others, God WILL NOT forgive us. We are also told commanded in Colossians 3:13 that because God forgave us, we need to forgive others.

Psalm 23 (3 of 3)

You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil.  My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me     all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord     forever.     Psalm 23:5-6

God called David a man after His own heart. He said that David would do anything He wanted him to do. When we have the same desire to please God that David did, God will provide for us above and beyond. Not only the material items, but emotionally, and spiritually as well.

God has an undying amount of love, mercy, and grace for us. So much that we can't use it up in one day. It says "all the days of my life", because each day starts new. Each day God wipes the slate clean and gives us a new day full of forgiveness, mercy, grace, and love. Nobody here on earth can do that for you, and nobody ever will.

When we accept his gifts, we are not only in His family, but will one day live with Him in His house We will one day be hanging out with God, Jesus, and all the believers.......forever.

Let It Go

Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins. Psalm 32:5

We can hide a bunch of things from a bunch of different people, but we can't hide anything from God. He knows what we've done, what we're doing, and what we will do.

Sometimes, when we do something wrong, the guilt eats away at us until we can't stand it. Do you know what that is? That's the Holy Spirit convicting us. The Holy Spirit is here to teach and guide us. When we are overcome with guilt, that's the Holy Spirit telling us it's time to tell God we are sorry.

God is so full of love and mercy. He will never reject your apology. He tells us in Zechariah 1:3, "Return to me, and I will return to you". This doesn't just apply at salvation, this is ongoing. It's ongoing, because we will continue to make mistakes, and he will continue to forgive us.