[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] FORGIVENESS CAN BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION

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FORGIVENESS CAN BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION


"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that
you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on
the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/24980763.1861/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9TWF0dC41LjQzLU1hdHQuNS40NQ/5ef562bd102223
74f46b6174B090f5894> Matthew 5:43-45

The literal meaning of the word "forgiveness" in the New Testament is "to
release; to hurl away; to free yourself." The only way to break the chain or
cycle of hurtfulness is to stop and ask forgiveness. This allows a
relationship to start over and begin anew. The Russian writer, Solzhenitsyn,
believed forgiveness is what truly makes us different from animals. Only
humans can perform the most unnatural act of forgiveness that transcends the
relentless law of nature.

A young Iranian lady, we'll call Fatima, was full of hatred towards her
mother-in-law. For fifteen years her mother-in law was her enemy and there
was a great deal of enmity in the family.

Several times Fatima had even tried to kill her mother-in-law. Once she put
poison in her soup hoping to kill her. The mother-in-law felt very sick
after that and was taken to the hospital. The doctors took the poison out of
her stomach and were able to save her life. On another occasion she had
beaten her mother-in-law so badly that the ambulance took her to the
hospital and again her life was saved. Other times she tried to kill her
mother-in-law, but every time her life was saved miraculously.

The main reason for the hatred between Fatima and her mother-in-law was
Fatima's marriage to her son. The mother-in-law had even gone so far as to
contact different witches in order to bring a curse on the life of Fatima.

One day Fatima got hold of the JESUS DVD and watched it. The love of Jesus
had a great impact on her life. When she heard one of Jesus' teachings that
says: "Love your enemies and bless those who curse you," she was deeply
moved. She was especially touched by the fact that Jesus died on the cross
for the sake of His enemies and even asked God to forgive them. At that
moment Fatima fell on her knees and asked Jesus to come into her heart and
change her. She turned over her entire life to Jesus. After that she sensed
this deep love in her heart towards her mother-in-law.

After that experience, Fatima visited her mother-in-law taking flowers and
sweets for her. She fell on her knees in front of her and asked for her
forgiveness for all the bad things she had done against her. Fatima told her
that her life was changed and Jesus had created a new love in her heart
towards her. The mother-in-law in turn asked Fatima to forgive her for all
the curses she had tried to bring into her life. She also gave her life to
Jesus as the result of her daughter-in-law's evangelism. They entered into a
beautiful relationship with one another from that moment onwards.

RESPONSE: Today I will ask forgiveness-as Jesus said-of people I have hated
and treated poorly.

PRAYER: Thank You Father for Your example in loving the just and the unjust.
Help me to practice this as Your son or daughter.

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