Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for June 3, 2026

FORGIVENESS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Matthew 6:14-15

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

Additional Verses

📖 Psalm 51:1-17; Matthew 18:21-35; Mark 2:1-12; Ephesians 4:25-32

Forgiveness is a very important virtue in the life of a Christian, but many do not have it. Have you ever thought about how a forgiving Father you have and that if it wasn’t because of His love that He forgave all your sins, you would still be cut off from Him? The LORD Jesus Christ illustrated forgiveness in a way in which no one else would have done. In His life in His Ministry, you realize that He always forgave lost souls that were willing to accept His forgiveness. In doing so, He wanted you to also follow after His footsteps of having a big heart so much as to forgive. Can you imagine forgiving a whole bunch of people who accuse you of false things? Imagine the pain of saying those words, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” But you, nobody nailed you to the cross. You were not whipped or spate at but you hold onto the bad, that people did to you. You do not even realize or even bother to look at the cause of people who do you wrong. It means you are not a follower of Christ if you do not have a heart to forgive. Forgiveness is a kingdom principle. In the kingdom of God it is the premise upon which you were connected to God, when Jesus Christ proclaimed Rhema to the Father for your sins as He hung on that Cross when He said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” How sad it is that many of those who fail to live by this kingdom principle of forgiving others, are the born again children of God, many of whom even have the anointing of God. Many marriages and homes remain broken just because those who have been taught on the subject of forgiveness by the Holy Spirit Himself who is working through anointed men and women of God, are closing themselves up to the realities of what they are being taught. They would rather continue to make their wives or husbands suffer just because they keep on holding onto the past. Their children continue to suffer just because the parents refuse to forgive each other. Parents, do you know that you are the role models for your children as they grow as far as a happy marriage is concerned? A happy marriage is that where both parties, especially when you are born again, know that when you do not forgive you are actually grieving the Holy Spirit or your Creator as Paul teaches in Ephesians 4:25-32. Verse 26 -27 says, “When angry, do not sin, do not ever let your wrath [your expiration, your fury or indignation] last until the sun goes down. Leave no such room or foothold for the devil, [give no opportunity to him].”{Amp} When you do not forgive, you are opening windows and doors to the devil. A child of God, whose life is full of the Word of God will not go through the night still nursing his anger as the Bible tells us that this will only create room for the devil. Maybe you are one of those who may have been failing to forgive someone very close to you in your home, it could be you wife or husband or parents or child, would you respond to the message of this devotional and ask God to forgive you? Ask Him to remove this spirit of un-forgiveness from you as it causes cracks in your soul and hence reducing your anointing. You should go on to forgive everyone who has done you wrong. Once you do this, I tell you that many blessings which you were blocking because of failing to forgive, are going to be poured into your life resulting in you being raised by God to another level. Even sicknesses which you may have suffered from for a very long time will leave you immediately. The paralytic in Mark Chapter two, when he was forgiven his sins, he was healed immediately. Jesus Christ said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” The paralytic man was able to rise up and went to his home. Once you have forgiven someone, do not keep a record of whatever evil they will have done to you. May I also tell you that just because you are a child of God, you are not at all justified, for failing to forgive someone. When you forgive, you are going to see a positive change in your home, at your place of employment, in your finances, in your fields and even in your school or college work. Matthew 6:14 says, “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” So as a child of God, forgive so that you will be forgiven and become a candidate of heaven. Simon Peter asked the Lord Jesus Christ how many times he ought to forgive his brother if he sin against him. Matthew 18:21-22 says, “Jesus said unto him, l say not unto thee, until seven times; but until seventy times seven.” So you see, the Holy Bible is telling us that we must forgive unlimited number of times without conditions. Forgiveness should be countless and continuous, reflecting God’s grace upon you. As Christians we are called to forgive others just as God forgave us all and gave up His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, to die and take away all our sins so that we can become the righteousness of God and have eternal life. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, I bless Your Holy name for forgiving me all my sins. I pray that I may be able to also forgive those who do me wrong just as You forgave me. I also ask that I may not keep a record of the wrong that people do but I should just forgive and forget. In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, Amen.