THE RESULT OF FORGIVENESS
Oh friends, I am overjoyed to be here with you today. God is working in and amongst us through this study, isn’t He? Can you feel it? There is a new thing coming… and it is called the result of forgiveness! So far along this journey we’ve gained an understanding of what forgiveness is, what it looks like, and how to truly receive it.
Now I want to see it on YOU. What does forgiveness look like on YOU?
I asked you in Chapter 4, “What would it look like in your life to truly understand, grasp, and live in the light of real forgiveness?” Well, what DOES it look like on you?
Take a moment and ponder that. What does it look like? It could look like:
True freedom, a deep love for yourself and others, a lightness and a joy that goes down deep into your soul, or peace.
And this is where I want us to stop and ponder and think deeply. Go over today’s verses, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17
Take a moment and tell this story to yourself. Say it. Out loud. Right now. Look at Jesus on the cross. Look at Him deeply. Ask yourself, “How then do I live in the light of what He has done for me? How do I walk in this forgiveness every moment of today?”
Someone who knows they are forgiven walks and talks differently than someone who is still wondering about the reality of their forgiveness.
In Chapter 4, I share my forgiveness journey and how it has just been in the last few years of my walk with the Lord that I truly began to understand and truly grasp at a heart level God’s forgiveness and that it is there no matter what my circumstances are. That is the taste of true freedom, friends. And I want you to experience it too.Â
Declare that you are forgiven. Because you are. Declare that you are loved. Because you are. Walk in that today. And tomorrow. And the day after that. Live in the forgiveness that is yours.Â
Heavenly Father, thank YOU for the many blessings that come as a result of our forgiveness in Jesus Christ. We are new creations; the old has passed away and the new has come. We praise You that our old self was crucified with Christ in order that our body of sin might be done away with. We are no longer slaves to sin but have been set free through Christ’s finished work on the cross. In the name of our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus. Amen
Week 4 Video:
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