(1) Adonai, I call to you from the depths;
2 hear my cry, Adonai!
Let your ears pay attention
to the sound of my pleading.
3 Yah, if you kept a record of sins,
who, Adonai, could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that you will be feared.
5 I wait longingly for Adonai;
I put my hope in his word.
6 Everything in me waits for Adonai
more than guards on watch wait for morning,
more than guards on watch wait for morning.
7 Isra’el, put your hope in Adonai!
For grace is found with Adonai,
and with him is unlimited redemption.
8 He will redeem Isra’el
from all their wrongdoings.
RG AUDIO 041915"God’s Forgiveness Is Unfailing" by Author: Larry R. Morris
A young Christian businessman looked me in the eye and said, “I can’t forgive the murderer who took the life of my father in my own home. I just can’t do it.” I could see the pain in his eyes as he was torn between the pain of his loss and the tension he felt with Jesus’ call that he forgive those who had sinned against him (Matthew 6:14-15).
I didn’t know what to say at that moment. All the wise words and clichés that came to mind would not touch the pain and anger he was feeling deep inside. So I prayed with him and encouraged him to continue to seek God’s healing and direction. God knows what it feels like to lose a loved one to criminals. His son Jesus paid the price for the sins of others with his own life, and yet, He forgave. God’s love for us was that great! If forgiving others is difficult then focus on the magnitude of the love God has for you and see what happens. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Hymn for Today: "Forgiveness" by Matthew West
It’s the hardest thing to give away
And the last thing on your mind today
It always goes to those that don’t deserve
It’s the opposite of how you feel
When the pain they caused is just too real
It takes everything you have just to say the word…
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
It flies in the face of all your pride
It moves away the mad inside
It’s always anger’s own worst enemy
Even when the jury and the judge
Say you gotta right to hold a grudge
It’s the whisper in your ear saying ‘Set It Free’
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness
It’ll clear the bitterness away
It can even set a prisoner free
There is no end to what it’s power can do
So, let it go and be amazed
By what you see through eyes of grace
The prisoner that it really frees is you
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness
I want to finally set it free
So show me how to see what Your mercy sees
Help me now to give what You gave to me
Forgiveness, Forgiveness
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