Forgiveness Devotionals for Grace and Release
Grace for the hard release
130 devotionals about forgiveness
Forgiveness is easy to admire from a distance and difficult to practice when the wound is personal. Scripture never treats that release as small.
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130 devotionals in Forgiveness
- Forgiveness
Not a Victim
We've become a society of victims, nobody wants to be held responsible. But forgiveness saves us from becoming a victim. Let painful incidents go and walk away free from torment.
- Forgiveness
Drop It
Unforgiveness is like a poison or cancer inside you, slowly eating you alive. The only way to get rid of it is to simply forgive. Drop it, leave it, let it go. That's a picture of true freedom.
- Love
Not There Yet
Love that doesn't even notice an offense, is that even possible? I'm not there yet, but I think it's possible, because God's love already lives in every believer. We just have to choose to yield to it.
- Forgiveness
Water Off a Duck's Back
Forgiveness isn't just for the big, painful things, it's a lifestyle where small stuff rolls off us like water off a duck's back. Be kind, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God forgave you.
- Freedom
No Condemnation
Your habits, good or bad, are not who you are. There is no condemnation for those in Christ. An heir inherits all that came before, in Christ we own freedom, it's our right and our God-given legacy.
- Testimony
Your Story to Tell
Just back from the Rockies, listening to old friends and new ones tell their stories got me thinking about sharing our own, the story of God's forgiveness. Who do you know who needs to hear it?
- Repentance
Sorry Enough to Change
There's a big difference between saying sorry and actually being sorry. Repentance means turning away from the wrong, sorry enough to change. God's love means He will always forgive us.
- Forgiveness
Give Up the Right to Get Even
Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting, it means giving up the right to get even. Stop keeping score. Will you fail at this? Every day. But every day starts a new journey. Start with forgiving yourself.
- Forgiveness
Cancel the Debt
Forgiven people should be forgiving people. Forgiveness is a decision to cancel the debt, regardless of whether the other person admits, apologizes, or even knows. Who can you release today?
- Grace
Paid in Full
A Cody Johnson lyric stopped me cold: Jesus has already paid every debt I owe. Most of us walk around with a tally sheet. But the books were balanced two thousand years ago. Tetelestai. Paid in full.
- Forgiveness
Let It Go
Watching the news, scrolling through social media, or just taking a watchful eye on what goes on around us, I can't help but notice that it seems...
- Forgiveness
Settle It and Let It Go
You ever think about how powerful Jesus is and His command for us to forgive, as God has, those who have hurt us? I mean think about this. With that...
- Humility
When You Get Lost, Climb, Communicate, Confess
1 Peter 2:24-25 reminds us that we were straying like sheep, but the Shepherd never stops waiting. The moment you climb higher, speak up, and confess you're lost, He comes running to bring you home.
- Faith
Why Easter Really, Truly Matters
Today is Good Friday and I want to take a moment to talk about why Easter matters. And I don’t just mean the holiday. I mean why it really, truly...
- Grace
When You Have Jesus, You Have Everything
"Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!" — Psalms 32:11 One of the best parts about being an...
- Obedience
Start Saying Yes to Him Again
So I got to thinking about how life seems to ebb and flow with good times and bad. More specifically, as I was resting after treatment feeling a...
- Forgiveness
Forgiveness Gets Easier with Practice
In keeping with forgiveness, nobody ever suggested forgiving would be easy. I certainly didn’t and I’m not saying it is, because it’s not. But God challenges us by giving us the ability to forgive. But at the same time, it is one of the hardest things He asks us to do. But you can learn to forgiv...
- Redemption
From the Pit to the Rock: God's Redemption
Pull yourself together, seriously. “He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.”Psalms 40:2-3 I have a past...
- Forgiveness
Forgiveness: The Path to Freedom from Bitterness
Last night my wife and I were “Netflix and chillin’”, I was going thumbing through some older devotionals and I came across something I wrote or shared a while ago. I am sure I’ve shared it before but it’s definitely worth sharing again.“Harboring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecti...
- Grace
Freedom from Guilt Through God's Grace
When friends come to us, it’s our chance to bear witness to the Grace God has shown us. It’s our chance to share what has so freely and undeservingly been given us...it’s also a chance to remember the enemy is closer than we think. That in itself gave me pause to think. You know, we try all sorts...
- Forgiveness
Forgiveness as an Act of Worship
Welp, we made it another week! Let’s take the weekend and think about forgiveness. It’s not that I’m saying we don’t forgive, I just think we can all use a reminder as we part for a couple of day about the one thing that is the essence of who we are...forgiveness. You see, God loves you! And he k...
- Gods Grace
God's Grace is Greater Than Our Sin
We’ve been doing this since sometime in 2018. I know I’ve written le about 1615 devotionals. I don’t think that’s all of them because I’m sure I’ve accidentally deleted some and reused some…but I digress. In the beginning, I use to sign off our devotionals with God is greater than me. (God > Me)...
- Forgiveness
Forgive Without Limit for True Peace
I was thinking on forgiveness a little more over the weekend, and I just want to say, forgiveness is not easy. But no matter how many times a person hurts you, you got to forgive them without limit. I know, I get it, but we have to. To forgive doesn’t mean to forget. You don’t have to reconcile w...
- Forgiveness
Forgiveness Sets You Free
One of my most favorite topics to discuss is forgiveness. If you’ve been in this devotional journey with me for the last seven and a half years, you know I like to talk about it. But why you may ask? Well, it’s forgiveness that has given us the hope for an eternal life with our maker and it’s for...
The messages in this collection sit honestly with hurt, bitterness, repentance, mercy, and the slow work of letting grace have the final word.
Use this page as a starting place when you need a devotional on forgiveness that does not pretend the pain is simple, but still points toward freedom.
Scripture Thread
- Ephesians 4:32
- Matthew 6:14-15
- Colossians 3:13
Common Questions
What is a good devotional topic for forgiveness?
A helpful forgiveness devotional should address both truth and grace: the reality of the hurt, the mercy God gives, and the next faithful step toward release.
Does forgiveness mean forgetting?
No. Forgiveness does not require pretending nothing happened. It means refusing to let bitterness become the authority over your heart.
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