Remember when you looked at them and, with anger coursing through your veins, stated, “I will never forgive you for this?” Maybe the words didn’t come out of your mouth but were emblazoned on your mind with indelible ink. What they did or said, their behavior or inactivity, seemed beyond forgiveness.
When you become a follower of Jesus, there is a time when you need to revisit that moment. Paul’s encouragement to the Christians in the city of Colossae is “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” (Col 3:13).
It has been said that Christians are to forgive the worst in others because God forgave the worst in them. Just as God is able to forgive your vial, evil, wicked, nasty, awful behavior, you are to do the same with others, no matter how unforgivable the incident may seem.
For many people, the holiday season is a time of joy, but for others, it will stir those angry feelings. What if you took the message of Jesus and used it as a catalyst to forgive that person?
I am not saying you have to rebuild a relationship. I am not saying their actions were good, and your anger is unjustified. I am asking if you could give the gift of forgiveness to someone to end this year.
You will be amazed that the person you set free is you.