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We eye the evil face to face and we call it what it is. Only realists can be forgivers. —Lewis B. Smedes
To forgive we must remember.
The story of Joseph.
Joseph experienced.
Joseph suffered.
Joseph was.
Which is true of you?
Yet, Joseph learned.
allowed him to love others.
He allowed God to.
Living It Out This Week
As we work to be people of forgiveness we must be willing to allow our pasts to be redeemed. We must remember differently. May these verses help you this week.
Sunday-Genesis 45.1-15: Joseph makes himself known to his brothers and gives them forgiveness and assurances. How can you be like Joseph this week? Where do you need to see God’s faithfulness because of your past?
Monday-Genesis 50.15-21: The path of forgiveness will mean we must reassure ourselves and others of what has happened. Where is God, and others, reassuring you of forgiveness? May you give grace this day.
Tuesday-Acts 7.1-10: Stephen uses the Joseph story as a reminder to the people of God’s faithfulness and who Jesus is. Meditate on how God has been with you in past traumas and pains.
Wednesday-Acts 7.54-8.1: Stephen’s sermon got him stoned by the members of the Sanhedrin. Yet, notice his final words: words of forgiveness. How can looking at Jesus help you and I be like Stephen?
Thursday-Colossians 1.21-23: We were once separated from God but now because of Christ we are in the family. We must allow God to redeem who we were and make Christ our identity. How does this help us remember differently?
Friday-Romans 8.1-17: Sometimes we condemn ourselves because what was or was not done. However, notice the promise of verse 1. Where do you need to lay down condemnation and accept being a child of God?
Saturday-Romans 8.28-34 Join us in worship tomorrow! Pray for our worship tomorrow. Pray that our eyes would see the Lord! Invite someone to be with you in church.