Jehovah Blesses Those Who Forgive -WHY JEHOVAH ENCOURAGE US TO FORGIVE

 Vengeance belongs to Jehovah.  Jehovah has not authorized us to seek revenge when someone sins against us.  (Read Romans 12:19-21.)  With our limited and imperfect viewpoint we are simply not in a position to judge matters correctly, as God can.  (Hebrews 4:13) And, at times, we allow our emothions  to interfere with our good judgment.  Jehovah inspires James to write:  "Man's   anger does not bring about God's righeousness." (James 1:20) We can be certain that Jehovah will do the right thing and make sure that perfect justice will be carried out.

Forgiveness slows our confidence in Jehovah's justice. By leaving  matters  in Jehovah's hands, we show that we are confident that Jehovah will undo all the harm that has been caused by sin.  In his promised new world, painful emotional wounds "will not be called to min d, nor will they come up into the heart " ever again.  (Isaiah 65:17)  But when we have been deeply  hurt, is it really possible to let go of the anger and resentment we might have in o ur heart?  Consider how some have been able to do so.

Next time: Jehovah Blesses Those Who Forgive - BLESSING OF FORGIVENESS

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