Christmas Is Forgiving, Pt.6

You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. (Colossians 3:13 NLT)

FORGIVENESS IS A GIFT. When we offer somebody forgiveness we are offering them room to change; we are giving people some margin to change.  Isn’t that what we all need?  Don’t we all need a little more room to change, a little more space for transformation?

God is challenging us to ALLOW ROOM FOR ONE ANOTHER TO CHANGE.  FORGIVENESS OFFERS SPACE TO CHANGE – IT SAYS “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE LOVED BY ME”.

Forgiveness says, “You can be imperfect and I will still love you and accept you.”  Wow, what relationship wouldn’t thrive in that kind of environment!