2 Thessalonians 1:11, We always pray for you, asking our God to help you live the kind of life he called you to live. We pray that with his power God will help you do the good things you want and perform the works that come from your faith. (NCV) 

 

In part 2 of the series ‘Adding Power To Our Purpose’, we look at one of the more difficult principles, but one that carries with it great power, the power of forgiveness. The Bible says there are three reasons we have to forgive the people who’ve hurt us. They have nothing to do with whether that person deserves it or not. They don’t, and we don’t deserve the forgiveness we have been given either. But there are three reasons: 1) I am to forgive because God has forgiven me, 2) I am to forgive because resentment controls me, 3) I am to forgive because I’m going to need more forgiveness in the future. We forgive by relinquishing our right to get even, responding to evil with good, repeating these steps as long as necessary, and by rescuing others with the good news of God’s forgiveness.