August 25, 2025 – Grace Received Becomes Grace Given
Sermon: 1694 The Freedom of Forgiveness, Part 1
Pray Over This
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”
Ponder This
One of God’s greatest gifts to you and to me is forgiveness, because the Bible calls our sins “debt.” Our sins have put us in debt to God, our Creator. We’ve been created to serve Him and to love Him, and we’ve not done it. In Heaven’s court, where the holiness of God is on display, we stand under the weight of damages we cannot pay. In that debt, we’re cast into a debtor’s prison, and the only way to escape it is to be forgiven.
We must also then forgive others. Sin is a debt. Forgiveness is the canceling of the debt. The word “forgiveness” in Ephesians 1:7 means "to bear the burden.” Imagine you owed someone a thousand dollars but could not pay it, and that person said, “Don’t worry about it anymore. I forgive the debt you owe.” That person removes the burden from you and bears the weight of it himself. In other words, salvation is free to you, but it costs the other person.
God will never simply overlook any sin. Jesus paid sin’s debt on the cross out of the riches of His grace, offering you His forgiveness.
- What are some of the greatest sins Jesus took on for you? Have you received His forgiveness for those things?
- Who have you struggled to forgive or reconcile with? How does Christ change how you should approach your debtors?
Practice This
Ask God to reveal any resentment or unforgiveness in your heart.
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