Daily Wisdom

Get Rid of the Grudges – Mark 11:24-26

Key Passage

So I tell you to ask for things in prayer. And if you believe that you have received those things, then they will be yours. When you are praying, and you remember that you are angry with another person about something, then forgive that person. Forgive them so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins.”

— Mark 11:24-26 ERV (Read Full Text)

Key Thought

God is lavish with his forgiveness! Aren’t we glad? However, just as God is lavish with forgiveness, he is also adamant about our forgiveness. What Jesus says should chill us to our soul. We will be forgiven the way we forgive others. (See also Matthew 6:14-15 to have this point reinforced!) Holding grudges blocks the Lord’s graciousness from our lives. Let’s be children of our Father—lavish in forgiveness, quick to love, and slow to condemn.

Prayer

O Father, I trust in your forgiveness and grace. I ask that your Spirit work in my heart to release any grudges that I may have against anyone. I also ask that the Holy Spirit will help me to forgive those with whom I have held grudges in a new and more loving light. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Related Scriptures

Yes, if you forgive other people for the things they do wrong, then your Father in heaven will also forgive you for the things you do wrong. But if you don’t forgive the wrong things people do to you, then your Father in heaven will not forgive the wrong things you do.
Matthew 6:14-15

And don’t make the Holy Spirit sad. The Spirit is God’s proof that you belong to God. God gave you that Spirit to show that God will make you free at the right time. Never be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt other people. Never do anything evil. Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you in Christ.
Ephesians 4:30-32

You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. The Lord is full of great love. The Lord forgives people who are guilty and break the law. But the Lord always punishes people who are guilty. The Lord punishes those people, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things!’
Numbers 14:18

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