And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NIV Debts – The Greek term translated “debts” in Matthew’s version of the Lord’s Prayer is not a word that means “sins.” It’s opheílēmata, from the root opheílō. “Etymologically obscure, this word means ‘to owe someone something,’ e.g. loans, debts, sums,…
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12 NASB Forgive – This is enough for today: A great Hasidic rabbi, Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, once prayed this way: “Lord of the universe, I want to propose a deal. We have many sins. You have much forgiveness. Let us exchange our sins for…
Let the wicked abandon his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:7 NASB Abundantly pardon – “I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath,” says Lamentations 3:1. Oh, there’s…
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! Again and again they [v]temptedGod, and pained the Holy One of Israel. Psalm 78:40-41 NASB Tempted – We’re all familiar with James’ declaration: “No one is to say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He…
It is good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth. Lamentations 3:27 NASB Yoke – This is not a “my yoke is easy” verse, The loss of an entire nation is a heavy price to pay. The burden isn’t light. Since Lamentations is reflection on the exile and the destruction of…
“O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 NASB Rebuke me not– Have you ever prayed like this: reaching the point, long after the Lord redeemed you, long after you recognized your sinful condition and your desperate need for grace, you are still overwhelmed by the…
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. Psalm 86:5 NASB Ready to forgive – There’s a lot of action in this verse. It combines words like ṭôb (good), ḥesed (lovingkindness) and sālaḥ (forgive). We’ve looked at ṭôb and spent considerable time with ḥesed,…
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 NASB Forgiving – How humorous is it to sit around a room and belittle another person? How much laughter do we derive from pointing out someone else’s flaws or embarrassing moments? Why do we enjoy watching…
And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:4 NASB Forgive – Read these words from Yeshua again. Slowly. Let them sink in. If someone sins against you over and over, and keeps coming back saying, “I repent,” what are you…
“Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.” Genesis 16:5 NIV You are responsible – “It’s not my fault.” Oh, how we love…
