The Power of Forgiveness – A True Story – By Thomas J. Koester
"Reconciliation Starts Here – Forgiveness Starts Here –This is Why it is Such A Powerful Weapon"
Christ came to reconcile our past and future so that we may live real and abundant lives in the present. Time and forgetfulness can not heal old wounds. This is why Christ announced his anointing through the reading of Isaiah 61:
"The Sovereign Lord is upon me and has anointed me to preach good news to the spiritual poor and impoverished, to heal the broken hearted; setting captives free, and proclaiming release for the imprisoned."
Yes, he came for our salvation, but he also came for our healing; to release us from our captivities and to set us free from our bondages. All of these things are from our past. The above list is most often what has happened to us, and Christ is ready to go there with you.
I was the guest speaker at a men's retreat a few years ago for a men's group from a church that I had not visited or was I familiar with. At the opening of the retreat, I was introduced to all the men in the group, and one of the men was familiar to me. I introduced myself to this gentleman, and I immediately recalled that this was the man who had molested me as a child, some forty six years earlier.
What ended up happening was nothing short of a miracle and the beauty of the Kingdom of God – peace between the lion and the lamb was about to occur. God had given me the message of reconciliation and forgiveness a few days before the retreat. But before God would allow me to share this message, he asked me to reconcile with that man now, and at that moment, and to forgive him before I do anything else.
So, with God's grace and power, I cooperated with His Spirit of forgiveness and mercy. I had kept this man's offense to myself and proceeded with the rest of the retreat. I walked with God into my past. Christ Jesus brought us peace, healing, freedom, and release. Chains fell off that weekend, and a new friendship was born.
Later, I learned that this man had become a Christian shortly after he had molested me so many decades ago. But, until I had forgiven him, I was buried under a mountain of shame.
God, through Christ Jesus, is reconciling the world back to God and even our past. Sometimes, his Spirit of Grace brings us backward to reconcile past hurts, past captivities, and past imprisonments. Whether it's us behind the bars of hatred and unforgiveness, or the whether we're the jailer, holding the keys for someone else's past offenses. We have a divine weapon against fear, hatred, and bitterness, and its called forgiveness!
Through the Men's Retreat, God had shown me that we can only stumble over our past if it is left in a state of unforgiveness and left unreconciled. Because God is eternal, the Alpha and Omega, he exists in our past, present, and future. The works of Christ, destroying the works of the Devil in all the areas and seasons of our lives, are both completed and ongoing in a multidimensional way, unhindered by time and place.
All governments are upon his shoulders. The expanse of his Kingdom shall know no end. He is the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, Wonderful Counselor, and the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6. He is there all the time, and in every area of our lives, past, present, and future, but you must believe and obey Him and listen to His voice.
I can not stress how significant the voice of the Lord is and how important it is to listen, follow, and obey. Read the Bible as though it's written to you first before anyone else. You'll then know what to do and how to do it.
"He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what the Lord requires of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." – Micah 6:8
We can enter into our future with triumph, because Jesus Christ has triumphed over our pasts, and if we work with him, he will bring us to the place of forgiveness, even forgiveness for our past enemies, abusers, and those who've betrayed our hearts. It worked out for me, and it can work out for you too!
Forgiveness is such a powerful weapon for good!
God presented me with the opportunity at that retreat – God did not force me to . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . I can promise you this, when you forgive it's because God is already there.
"Reconciliation Starts Here – Forgiveness Starts Here – This is Why it is Such A Powerful Weapon."
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