Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
John 20:21-23 NIV
So often when we think of the Holy Spirit we think of the gifts of the Spirit. Isn't it interesting that after his resurrection, when Christ appeared to his disciples, that with the first breath of the Holy Spirit he empowers them to forgive?
In a sense, forgiveness is the fulcrum of our faith. We need to be forgiven. We need to forgive. We forgive because Christ forgave us. Everyone around us needs to know that in Christ their sins are forgiven.
Father, thank you that in Christ we are forgiven. Everyone we know needs to be forgiven. May we be agents of forgiveness to everyone around us today!
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