God, Turn it around

Sermon Date:  March 22, 2015

Sermon Topic: God, Turn it around

Scriptures: Psalm 51, Matthew 12:36 -37, Romans 14:13, Psalm 119:71, Romans 14:13, 1 John 1:7, Romans 8:28,

Sermon Notes:

In this technology age, there is nothing that you can do without someone recording it. If you look on the spiritual side – the bible tells us that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, so there is no hiding from God.

Biblical insight on forgiveness – all of us at some point will need forgiveness because all of us at some point have sinned. All of us have wronged someone and all of us have been wronged. God, I want you to do me the same way that I do others. Forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

How do you forgive? Is there someone that you need to forgive? Is this the same person that you haven’t forgiven last week or last month?

When you don’t forgive – it plants a seed of bitterness. If you hold on to that bitterness, you can take it out on someone else; someone other than the person who wronged you.

Jesus says in Matthew 12:36 -37 – ³⁶ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

The Lord commands us to forgive unconditionally because whoever transgresses against you, transgresses against God.

When you try to cover your sin – your cover will be too short. There is no hiding from God.

We all want to receive forgiveness  - If we don’t receive the forgiveness we die in our sin.

Afflictions are beneficial in teaching the will of God. Psalm 119:71 –   It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Time and chance comes to everyone. Your day will come when you must give an account for everything that you have said and done.

We must learn forgiveness at a deeper level. Forgiveness and healing are the same. You can’t heal unless you forgive.

Judgment is prohibited. Romans 14:13 – Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. Our status in the family of God is unconditional.

Nothing takes you from God’s presence, but you can take yourself out of the anointing. Jesus totally forgives. 1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Don’t allow anyone to be afraid of you or intimidated by you. Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. We want people to forgive themselves without guild. 2 reasons to forgive others – ⁽¹⁾ we see what we are forgiven of ⁽²⁾ We see what we are capable of.

It’s a lifelong commitment. Total forgiveness is a choice. It’s not a feeling but an act of will. Choose not to keep a record of what was done to you.

You can remember the wrong – but you can’t allow yourself to re-live the pain. I remember it, but you can’t allow yourself to re-live the pain. I remember it, but it doesn’t take me back to the place where I used to be.

Sometimes the closest people to us must be forgiven most. Refuse to punish those who deserve it. If we harbor our desire to see our enemies punished we lose the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

The desire to see someone punished leaves when perfect love comes in.

Just as Christ was once praised as the Savior by the same people who yelled “Crucify Him!” as he hung on the cross.  We as saints of God will experience the same – We will be praised and crucified. We must forgive as we are forgiven.

We not only pray for the accused, we pray for the accusers as well.

God loves everyone the same. God wants everyone saved. There is no one beyond the peace or love of God.