Weekly Devotional

Week of November 2, 2025
Sermon Series: The Lord’s Prayer
Based on Sermon 5 of 7: “Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors”

Forgiveness is the heartbeat of the gospel. When we pray, “Forgive us our debts,” we confess that we are not self-sufficient. We owe more than we can pay. We carry burdens we cannot bear alone. Yet God’s mercy meets us at the cross, where Jesus prays, “Father, forgive them.” This is forgiveness in agony, not theory—grace poured out when nails pierce flesh. If heaven’s love can forgive in that moment, then forgiveness is not weakness; it is the weapon of heaven.
But forgiveness is never cheap. It does not erase truth or silence wounds. It names the pain and chooses mercy over resentment. To forgive is to break the chains of bitterness and step into freedom—the freedom to live as children of grace. This week, let forgiveness be your practice. Tell the truth. Ask for mercy. Offer release. When you forgive, heaven touches earth. When you release, chains fall. Let your life echo the prayer you speak: Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
  • Tell the Truth:
    What wounds do you need to name honestly before God today?
  • Ask for Forgiveness:
    Who do you need to approach with humility and a request for mercy?
  • Offer Forgiveness:
    Who are you holding hostage to what they owe you? What would it look like to release them?
  • Practice Daily Release:
    How can you make forgiveness a nightly rhythm—placing debts in God’s hands before sleep?
  • Live the Prayer:
    Where is God inviting you to move from words to action in embodying forgiveness this week?

 

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Sermon Quotes, Reflection Questions, Calls to Action

“Forgiveness is not a transaction. It is a transformation.”
Reflect: Where in your life are you treating forgiveness like a transaction—waiting for someone to earn it?
Act: Identify one person you’ve been holding back forgiveness from and pray for the grace to release them.