Restitution - (A man of honor)

I've just had an experience tonight that causes me great joy. I just had a Brother I love make restitution with me about a past hurt he had done .

Matthew 5:23-24 “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, “leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift."

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Psalm 51
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.

4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight—That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

9 Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. . . . . "

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Forgiveness is not something we do for other people only. But we do it for ourselves too. To get well and move on. It is a choice that cannot be forced or coerced. But by clinging to the past, we scarcely exist in the present. It is a powerful but underrated and often overlooked force in our lives. It pollutes our lifes and relationships with others. Forgiving will leave us feeling stronger and less vulnerable. It is not just forgetting an injustice done; it is the understanding that allows us to set aside the emotional impact of that injustice done to us. And when we no longer hold those emotions, and have understanding for the person and the grace of God, we have forgiven them.

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Matthew 6:14 - For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Matthew 6:15 - But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Mark 11:26 - But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

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Luke 6:37 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

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Luke 17:3 - Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Luke 17:4 - And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

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Matthew 18:21 - Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Matthew 18:22 - Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

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Besides, looking at what God has forgiven me! Please- how can I not give forgiveness. I love you Brother, you are a man of honor.

Tonto