[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Freedom in forgiveness (1)

Read: Luke 13:10-17

Meditation verse:

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do,  forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things  which are ahead” (Philippians 3:13).

Life would have happened to many of us by the time we hit midlife. Many of us  are carrying around the yoke of unforgiveness, self-condemnation, and guilt.  The woman with the spirit of infirmity was bent over and could not raise herself  up. Unforgiveness is an infirmity that can cause you to bend over. Being bent  over is a dangerous posture to adopt because you cannot see what is ahead of  you or above you. You only see what is beneath and what is beneath is the grave. 

If you are bent over by the weight of unforgiveness because of what someone  did to you in the past? It is time to let go and straighten up.  

One of the greatest healing balms of The Holy Spirit is “forgiveness”. Forgiveness  breaks the link between you and your past. With forgiveness comes freedom,  with forgiveness comes wholeness, with forgiveness, comes restoration and  resurrection of all things dead. Refuse to blame, choose to forgive. There is no  healing in playing the blaming game. Things that are covered do not heal fast.  Uncover the old wounds and let The Great physician heal you now. Jesus Christ  is here right now. Open to Him and allow Him to pour His healing oil on all those  wounds. Wounds caused by hurt, abuse, deceit, abandonment, betrayal,  adultery, divorce, failure or lack. He is the balm of Gilead.  

In Philippians 3:13-14, the Apostle Paul said “Brethren, I do not count myself to  have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind  and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal  for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus”. Realize that your past  does not necessarily determine or dictate your future. You cannot open a new  chapter of your life if you keep reliving the previous one. You cannot inhale new  fresh air until you exhale the old. Get rid of the old, there’s much more waiting  for you ahead. Happy New Month!

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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