FORGIVE EVERYONE EVERYTHING

[OneThing]

Hi anna274;
I realise this has been a long time since your last post. I also realise that our Father has everything in a master plan and works to a different timetable to us. So this is probably meant to be a blessing for you if you do indeed read this.
Christ paid the price for us all.
Phil 2;5-8 " You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, Who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, and was made in the likeness of men;
and being found in fashion as man He humbled Himself and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross."

Christ displayed how we should love others more than we love oursellf.
Knowing that Christ paid our price in full inspres focussing on the coming ages and releases from the bondage of the law.
All this seems to be saying how we should love our Father more than this world/age. For the things to come are of such awesome magnitude that the things of this age are only a preparation for the coming glory. For we shall be LIKE HIM for He WILL transform our lowly bodies into the likeness of His glorious body by the power that enable Him to subject ALL things to Himself.

Oh my--our Father's "timetable" is so lovingly in tune with our needs.  Yesterday afternoon because I was so very lonely for human fellowship (where two or more gathered in My Name) I started praying in earnest... was led to go back to read this thread Forgive Everybody Everything ... it seemed like I was being told to read again your reply of Dec 28 ... so I did and found such comfort, edification, encouragement, and the kind of fellowship I long for...  I again thanked God for your encouraging words and asked Him to bless you with great peace, joy...  Earlier today, although no longer a member of TM forum, I decided to read the recent posts.  Oh my... can you imagine how I rejoiced when I saw that you had posted to Forgive Everybody Everything  and again with such edifying, encouraging, comforting words. Oh yes, indeed, our Father has a glorious "timetable" for us even as we are still on this sometimes sorrowful spiritual journey.  Well, I had been thinking about re-registering and had even decided that I would come back this time as OneThing  (I have five favorite scriptural one things on which I have been praying, meditating, thanking, praising God) to thank you.
Thank you Ross:
Eph 4:29...proceed out of your mouth, that which is good to the use of edifying, and ministering grace unto the hearers.

[Ross]

You are welcome.
I love focussing on the positive.
2 Cor 3;9-11 " If the old way, which brings condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way which makes us right with God? In fact that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way. So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new which remains forever!"

vs 17 ,18  " For the Lord is Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. So all of us who have had the veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord, Who is  the Spirit- makes us more and more like Him AS WE ARE CHANGED into His glorious image." { N.L.T}

So, indeed, may the Lord make His face to shine on YOU and give YOU peace.

[Wayfaring Stranger]

21 Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

22 Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

23 `Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

24 and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

25 and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

27 and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

28 `And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

29 His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

30 and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

31 `And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

32 then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

33 did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

34 `And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

35 so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'

Matthew 18:21-35

[rosered]

 :flowerred:   Amen , let it be so   !! :HeartThrob: