It was one phrase from a verse in Proverbs and it kept running though my head like the ticker tape on the stock market. I had read it earlier in the morning and it had traveled my day with me. It read:
It was the last part of the verse that was playing rewind in my thoughts. My interpretation of it is this:
It is more honorable to forgive a wrong done to me, rather than try to punish the one who did the wrong.
But more importantly, I bring honor to my Savior when I let a wrong done to me just pass over. In simple terms:
- Let it go
- Don’t punish it
- Don’t mention it
- Don’t point it out
- Don’t rehearse it
- Don’t try to get even
- Let it pass over
That’s not always easy, is it? I know I have a tendency to want the wrong doer to know that they’ve hurt me, or that they are the one with a problem. It’s hard to open my hands and let that offense go like a freed butterfly, but if I’m to be like Christ, I will. I must.
To whom are you harboring unforgiveness? Let it pass over – over your heart, over your thoughts, over your desire to get even. Let it pass over and be like your Savior. You will be honored, and so will He.
What do you need to forgive?
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