ULTIMATE CARE DEVOTIONAL⛪SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022.🪐💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Today’s Theme:⛪️ LEARN TO FORGIVE”Andbe ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”Text:Ephesians 4:32MESSAGE🍎Forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. Forgiveness is a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. Biblically, Forgiveness is correctly understood as God’s promise not to count our sins against us. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.Many of us are filled with pride and can’t say sorry to people we hurt with our words or actions, especially when we are older than them or well to do than them. It looks impossible for some parents to say sorry to their children when they wrong them. It’s hard for some spouses to say sorry to their partners. Some employers can’t apologize to their employee.These hurts are not physical, so many don’t know the damage it is causing relationships. It’s easy for someone to walk over you, step on you and apologize because they can feel it; but they can’t do the same when they walk over someone’s heart. They don’t even realize it just because they don’t taste their own words before they spit them on others.There are things that damage a person emotionally, more than the physical could do. Things like harsh words, it hurts. Things like silence or being cold towards someone, it breaks the heart. Many people have lost great relationships as a result of this. We need to value relationships for out of that, God brings to our paths divine hook ups. A relationship can link you to your destination, lead you to your helper; a relationship can bring you your breakthrough.The truth is, God sends people into our lives each time He wants to bless us but because of our ego and pride, we end up losing these blessings we prayed for. Others have become lonely because no one wants to be their friend due to this attitude, while some are sad and know no happiness.Nobody is an island, we are all part of the body of Christ, we need each other to accomplish His task for us, this is why “You must be kind to each other. Think of the other person. Forgive other people just as God forgave you because of Christ’s death on the cross” – Ephesians 4:32 (NIV).Only the wise will understand this. So, beloved wise up and learn to ‘I am sorry’ when you offend, learn to forgive, when you wrong someone. By doing so, the very God of peace, will establish your heart with peace. And with the peace of God, you will make progress in your relationship with your partner, in your work place and in your church. Never work away, once you are guilty, use all available means to say ‘I am sorry’, and learn to always, as much as it is possible,forgive for the sake of your forgiveness and the kingdom (Matthew 6:14; mark 11:25). Forgiveness is gold in the eyes of the Lord. The Lord says, as much as it is possible, live in peace with all men (Romans 12:18). Remember the Lord is at hand.PRAYERS♨️Heavenly Father, I thank you for the grace of life. I pray for the grace to always forgive our enemies and those who wrongly accuse us.Father, empower me with thy kind and tender-loving heart and strengthen me to live unto your glory.Let thy gentle Spirit guides me always to do the right at all times. Neutralize every spirit of resentment and bitterness in my heart and let them not rule over my life, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.I speak to the earth and I command the four wings of the globe to response to my favour, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen.Thank you, Father, blessed be your name of my life in Jesus mighty name, Amen.FURTHER BIBLE🌈 READING1 John 1: 7-9. Colossians 3:1-14BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR, 2022MORNING: NUMBERS, 3-4EVENING: ROMANS, 2-3.💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Author: Pastor NseAbasi Harry 🪐💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, AKWA IBOM STATE, CARES ⛪