The Superpower of Forgiveness

How far has the Lord taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west!

Psalm 103:12 (CEV)

You got mad and broke your sister’s game on purpose. You called a kid on the bus a bad name. Dad said you only get one brownie, but you ate two more when he wasn’t looking.

And on the other hand . . .

Mom just assumed you broke her mug and punished you. A bully at school made fun of you and pushed you down. Your friend lied to you about why he didn’t hang out with you.

Sin. It’s all the wrong choices we make. Those wrong choices hurt others, hurt us, and they make God sad, too.

So how can we make it better?

Forgiveness. Forgiving someone is letting go of any desire for them to be punished for the wrong thing they did to you. It’s not easy to do! But God shows us how to do it because he forgives us whenever we ask him. Today’s verse says he takes our sin and moves it far away . . . and never remembers it again!

Ask God to help you forgive others when they hurt you. He can also help you ask someone for forgiveness when you do something wrong. Doing these things helps bring back peace and brings God joy.

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Get a bowl with at least an inch of water in it. Sprinkle pepper all over the water. Now drop a bead of dish soap into the center of the bowl. Look at what happens! Imagine that the pepper is your sin and the dish soap is God’s forgiveness. God takes our sin away even faster and farther than that when we ask for his forgiveness.

PRAY

God, thank you for taking away my sins. Help me to forgive others every day.

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Psalm 130:3–4

Luke 11:4

Colossians 3:13