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A crucial part of our daily living is this: “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

"Our forgiving is faulty; God’s forgiving is faultless. Our forgiving is provisional; God’s is final. We forgive tenuously and tentatively; God forgives unhesitantly and definitively…."

By praying to the Lord to forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors (Matthew 6:12), and we are asking for His grace and mercy. We too must extend the same to our relationships if we are to be sincere.

ONE important truth of the Bible is that if we do not forgive our fellow beings, God will not forgive us. Are you aware a story of a slave becoming a soldier for Christ in the New Testament? It is a powerful story on forgiveness and reconciliation.

SOME people have no trouble accepting that salvation is a gift from God – it is free and that one does not have to do anything to secure it. What they have trouble in is realizing that God can forgive their sins, however gross they are.

After his liberation, Niemöller called Christians to repent, and to seek God’s justice and peace. “We, that is the Church, have failed for we knew the wrong and the right path, but we did not warn the people and allowed them to rush forward to their doom. I do not exclude myself from this guilt..."

When terrorism hits, like it has in Israel, we are angered at evil, and anger is natural and it is an acceptable reaction towards evil, but we must remember that God calls us not to sin in our anger (Ephesians 4:26).

An open door is a gateway to blessings, communion with God and fellowship with men. There are three gates the Bible talks about that believers need to enter and pass through.

Remember, it's a journey, and growth in faith and righteousness takes time and effort. Trust in God's grace and seek His presence in every aspect of your life.

Yes, Jesus made Himself perfectly clear, drawing a massive circle that invited sinners of every sort and stripe (including you and me) and laying out clear lines as well.