Today's Passage: Colossians 3:12-14

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 

Today's Prayer: 

Father, it’s been said that unforgiveness is like drinking poison ourselves hoping that someone else might die. Would you help us right now by bringing to mind anyone we may need to forgive, maybe for the first time. To no longer hold them guilty in our own private court of law. 

Father, would you also help us continue to re-forgive any time we are triggered over things we’ve already forgiven. Help us Lord to know we cannot “forgive and forget.” We know in our earthly minds memories can still flood us. Help us use those times to offer those people or circumstances that have wounded us back to You as an offering and reminder of Your forgiveness to us. 

Lord, would you help us also wear the new clothing of the Kingdom that You’ve given us. Help us live these fruits of the Spirit today in Your power and not our own. Lord, I ask right now that You help us empty ourselves to be filled with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and forgiveness. 

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