“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” -Jesus

Onto what am I holding? From whom am I withholding forgiveness? To whom am I denying grace?

By doing so, in essence I am saying, “Go to hell.” Harsh? Fine.

By doing so, in essence I am saying, “I am better than you.”

“My sin isn’t so bad that God should withhold forgiveness from me…but yours is.”

Do I really feel that way? Honestly, sometimes I do.

Should I objectively feel that way? Absolutely not.

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” -Paul (sinner and former persecutor of Christians)

“Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven.” -Jesus

Wow, that’s powerful! And radical! OF COURSE it came from from Jesus!

So who will you be? Grace-filled and grace-giving? Or empty and stingy?

These first 5 days are about introducing the main themes, and the challenges get more direct starting next week. But that’s a pretty big challenge in itself.

Will I personify God’s grace to those around me?