A WORD FOR TODAY  

Exodus 34:5-7 NIV
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Luke 7:39-50 NIV
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said. Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Walking in forgiveness begins with a forgiving God
Luke 7:49 NIV The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
This involves coming to Jesus and knowing him and his attributes.

Walking in forgiveness involves accepting forgivingness through two arms; 1-Confession (agreeing with God that am a sinner, sinful, weak wretched, empty etc). David was confessed and sought God to forgive him through his confession- Psalms 32:1-5 NIV Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.

1 John 1:8-9 NIV If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

2-Repenting
Luke 15:17-18 NIV
“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

Sometimes the way forward is to turn back- in the economy of God it is to confess and repent.

We should repent genuinely and not because we were found out
*2 Corinthians 7:10 *
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

Walking in forgiveness involves us walking worthy of God’s calling
Ephesians 4:1 I NKJV,
therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

Walking in forgiveness demands me to preach forgiveness
If forgiveness is true, then someone else needs to hear the message because they need it too.