Daily Devotional
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
Lord, guard my mouth and my heart. Teach me to listen before I react. Make me wise, self-controlled, and sensitive to Your voice in my interactions with people. Amen.
„Forgive each other “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.””
Forgiveness is not a denial of pain. God does not ask you to pretend that injustice was not injustice. But He does call you not to remain trapped in another's guilt. You yourself have been forgiven in Christ, and from that received grace, you learn to forgive. That is encouraging, but also acutely sharp. For sometimes we want to receive God's forgiveness generously and dispense very little of our own. We say we have let someone go, but in our minds, we still conduct the trial daily. Forgiveness begins where you stop playing the judge over a debt you must surrender to God.
Proclamation
God has forgiven me in Christ. Therefore, I choose to forgive others. Bitterness has no right to dwell in my heart.
Prayer
Father, help me to forgive as You have forgiven me. Heal the pain, break through bitterness, and teach me to let people go without condoning evil. In Jesus’ Name. Amen. Let your light shine “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
— Robin Prijs
