Series Six: Forgive us

Matthew 6:12 "And forgive our debts, as we forgive our debtors."

NCV: Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who sinned against us.

When you pray "Forgive our sins," you are making sure that our sins (any type of sins or faults) do not separate our loving relationship with our heavenly Father. It is a constant reminder that we are still in the flesh and that we humble ourselves before God and He will lift us up. It is a good to remember that we were once a sinner and now saved by the grace of God.

Romans 3:23-24 NIV: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

When you pray "Forgive our sins," it should make you feel good and be refreshed. It is like a daily soap that washes us and keep us clean.

When you pray "Forgive our debts as we have forgiven our debtors," it shows us that our relationship with other people are just as important to God the Father. We are asking God to forgive our sins as well as we are to forgive those who have sins against us.

This is important because Matthew 6:15 tells us that if you don't forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive you. So Matthew 6:14 tells us that it is important to forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins. So let us be willing to have a forgiving spirit!

Dorothy

PS. This makes me appreciate The Lord's Prayer more than before.

The Lord's Prayer:
Our Father which are in heaven. Holy be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts (sins), as we forgive our debtors (those who sin against us). And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.