The Value of Humility — Forgiveness
Hebrews 9:22 says, “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.”
What if that was still a daily reality for you? What if every time you sinned, blood had to be shed?
I am realizing that there is a nugget a truth we can gather from that verse, and it’s this: in order to forgive another, you have to die to yourself.
For many years, I have assumed that forgiving those who wronged me was a three-word quick fix. But as I walking out forgiveness right now, I am finding that forgiveness is very costly. I cannot forgive another without sacrificing my own desires. Humility isn’t easy. It requires me to lay down all that I am. And without humility, it is impossible to forgive. Love lays down its life for the good of others.
Colossians 3:13 says, “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
How did the Lord forgive me? He died for me. He laid down His life for me. In order to forgive others in this way, I have to die to myself and lay down my life, my desires, my needs for them.
