Devotionals about Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the hardest and most honest thing the gospel asks us to do. The devotionals below sit with the wound first, then show how grace makes releasing it possible — both when you're the one who hurt and the one who was hurt.

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120 devotionals in Forgiveness

July 11, 2019

Finding Grace in Our Struggles

Man, what a day yesterday was! It’s as if the last few days of my writings were preparing me for my own failure and struggles...“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”James 1:19 I would have loved to have stopped today, meditated on the a...

June 25, 2019

Breaking Free from Addictive Patterns Through God's Grace

I’m feeling it today! Look, I get it, we all need to feel a reconnection with God and with people after we have done something wrong or been through a difficult circumstance. But if we don’t find that bond, we will try and comfort ourselves with something else, anything else, to numb the pain. Ou...

June 13, 2019

Choose Love Over Vengeance

Watching the news, scrolling through social media or just taking an watchful eye on what goes on around us, I can’t help but notice that it seems like everyone is out for vengeance. It’s ridiculous honestly. We have talked repeatedly about forgiveness and it’s a HUGE topic with me as it is the es...

June 6, 2019

The Power of Forgiveness and Reconciliation

You ever think about how powerful Jesus is and His command for us forgive, as God has, those who have hurt us? I mean think about this, with that one selfless action, He becomes the great restorer. Pretty awesome I think. “"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you...

May 20, 2019

Called to Heal the Sick: Our Mission to Sinners

“And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."”Luke 5:31-32 You see, God sent His only son Jesus to Earth for primary purpose: to give us new life. In Luke, Jesus rewords His miss...

May 17, 2019

From Lost Sheep to Found: Christ Our Shepherd

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”1 Peter 2:24-25 Have you ever gotten lost? It can be one o...

March 8, 2019

From the Pit to the Rock: A New Song

“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, I have a present and God’s promis...

February 25, 2019

Freedom Through Forgiveness

Hope everyone had a great weekend! So, last night while my wife was watching The Oscars, I was going through some older devotionals and I came across something I wrote or shared a while ago. It’s definitely worth sharing again.“Harboring unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the oth...

February 15, 2019

The Awesome Power of God's Forgiveness

Forgiveness is awesome"I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the LORD'--and you forgave the guilt of my sin" Psalm 32:5You see, time doesn’t heal all wounds and it certainly won’t cancel all debts. I think we all know by now th...

February 14, 2019

Stop Carrying Guilt - Let Jesus Have It

You know, we try all sorts of behaviors to stop feeling guilt. We stay obsessively busy. We distract ourselves with constant amusements. We try to work it off with good deeds. We rationalize away responsibility. We blame other people. We can sedate ourselves with drugs or alcohol or food. But gue...

February 11, 2019

Forgiveness is a Choice, Not a Feeling

I kind of want to stay on forgiveness a little longer. It seems the world is just out for revenge or quick to blame one party or the next....blah, blah, blah, you get the point. I mean sometimes we might hesitate to forgive someone because we don’t feel very forgiving toward them. We might still...

February 8, 2019

Forgiven People Should Be Forgiving People

So, one of you awesome people posted to social media today and said, “Forgiven people should be forgiving people”! Yes!You see, God gave us forgiveness and redemption through His son Jesus, why would we not deliver the same thing to those who hurt us? What makes His forgiveness unconditional and...

January 31, 2019

Finding Peace Before Speaking: A Heart Change

I’m keeping with yesterday’s theme, how many times have you “let it fly” with your tongue and emotions raging because of what we felt were unjustified wrongs done against us, and before we could bring those emotions to Christ, we let them fly. If this sounds familiar, believe me, we all have had...

December 27, 2018

Forgiveness: Losing Count, Not Keeping Score

So, I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and got a chance to spend it with family and friends. I sure did. The down time (and hundreds of Merry Christmas texts) got me thinking about friends I’ve seen and those I haven’t in a long time. I started thinking about the “why” behind the absence...

November 28, 2018

Standing Tall on Our Knees

“Nobody stands as tall as a Christian on his knees”I love this anonymous quote. It reminds me to spend time on my knees and thank the Lord for all his blessings and forgiveness. I need it. And because I need it (forgiveness), and because he gave it, I am filled with His grace. God has me covered...

November 27, 2018

Living Under God's Word: Forgiveness and Grace

I’ve begun to see a recurring theme in the messages I write each day and the scripture I study. A theme of forgiveness, servanthood, and unconditional mercy and grace seem to be repeated. But why?Well, it’s been the same message for thousands of years and it’s a message we need to hear today. You...

November 7, 2018

Free Indeed Through Forgiveness

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”John 8:36 Jesus died on the cross for you and I. He set us free from from the price of sin and death. But what does it really mean to be “free indeed”?We all have people in our lives who have hurt us verbally, emotionally, physically, and/or...

October 26, 2018

Love Your Enemies

Traveling today, so I’m sorry I’ve missed today. Have a great weekend and we will get back at it Monday!“"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”Luke 6:27-28 ESVPeace,

October 12, 2018

I’ve really been digging into forgiveness, so bear with me a little. It’s on my heart and tuned in r

I’ve really been digging into forgiveness, so bear with me a little. It’s on my heart and tuned in right now. I hope you’re enjoying my writings.Let’s talk repentance. I’ve done a lot of it...ha!!“Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and i...

October 10, 2018

“Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” Luke 6:2

“Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” Luke 6:27-28 Wow, this is a tough one...We are called to forgive those that hurt us, unconditionally. Because if it’s with condition, it’s not forgiveness. We need to pray for them and for God to bless the...

October 8, 2018

“Love isn’t selfish or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do” 1 Corinthi

“Love isn’t selfish or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do” 1 Corinthians 13:5There’s a lot of faulty thinking about forgiveness. The act of forgiveness gets watered down, abused, and cheapened. So, what is forgiveness really? It’s on my mind because I was wronged th...

October 3, 2018

Day 10Let’s keep talking forgiveness, after all its the root of Christianity. I’m in the dentist cha

Day 10Let’s keep talking forgiveness, after all its the root of Christianity. I’m in the dentist chair this morning talking (and drooling) with my hygienist about flossing and I comment, “well, when I’m on my game I’m flossing, but I can’t hide it from you...”. She replies, “we are all human.” I...

October 2, 2018

Day 9I want to jump into forgiveness today as it’s weighing heavy on my mind.Sunday, in my race, I w

Day 9I want to jump into forgiveness today as it’s weighing heavy on my mind.Sunday, in my race, I was up front doing well when a guy came in hard and took me out and messed up my bike. Unnecessary?Absolutely! Part of racing? Yep. I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean it either, but it happened. I told...

July 27, 2018

“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and youuyur reward will

“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and youuyur reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.”Luke 6:35-36 ESV