Wednesday; November 13
Do we believe that God can forgive us? Maybe a more basic concern is if we believe God wants to forgive us. We live in a time and place where holding a grudge is seen as prudent and retaliation is an expectation. Have we applied these two qualities to God? Sometimes I wonder if people are so despondent (and maybe even self-destructive) because we don’t understand the grace and forgiveness of God. While I am not convinced that God is willing to overlook anything and everything anyone decides to do, I do believe that He desires to forgive His people. Centuries before Jesus sealed salvation for believers, David provided us an insight into God’s ability to forgive when he wrote, “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great