Saturday 9 Oct 2021

October 9: Matthew 6:9-13
 
Key Verse: Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
 
Devotion:
As we continue on in our quest to look deeper into the Lord's Prayer, we come to the part none of us like doing... admitting we are wrong! And, yes, I know this is coming to you late because I neglected to post this on the internet yesterday for publishing this morning. But this is talking about taking this admission of guilt to another level!

If we are not good at admitting to our own faults, then we should expect others are the same – in other words, when someone does something wrong against you, or which affects you, we should be big enough to realise they could have made a mistake and they probably do not want to own up to it – just like we don't!
 
We all sin and others even sin against us as well as against God. We should be willing to forgive and move on just as Jesus was willing to forgive and move on. He even gave up His own life so we would not have to pay the debt we owe because of the sin we do. This is how He wants us to be toward others – which is very hard at times because we are so 'human!'
 
God changed this all by allowing Jesus to come and give His own life to pay for the things we do wrong. This does not mean we can go an do anything we like without fear of consequences! There are still consequences for us doing things wrong, but if we are brave enough to admit to them, others may well be merciful enough to show us mercy... so we should do the same!
 
Points to Ponder:
How many things did you do or say wrong yesterday?
 
Were you brave enough to admit them?