Trespasses
First we need to think about the word itself, trespass; “To go beyond what is lawful, just, or right; to commit an offense; to sin also to intrude on another person’s rights, privileges; to enter unlawfully on the land of another person.”[ Webster’s Dictionary]. Wow! That’s like reading todays newspaper or news cast.
I think, to some up all those definitions in one word, we could use the word “Sin.”In the prayer the Lord taught His Disciples we see; For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Father will also forgive you: [Matt.6:14]. The Father requires us to forgive, as a seed planted toward our own crop of forgiveness in our own life. Look at Verse twelve, As they prayed, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” As we forgive, It’s our move that releases the action toward us, toward our forgiveness. “But--- if you do not forgive men their trespasses,[ sins, debts] neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses”[sins debts].
“And whenever you stand praying, If you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” [sins,debts]. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses” [sins, debts].[Mark 11:25-26].
Everything Jesus teaches us is for our good for more reasons than we know. One thing Resentment, grudges, aggravations, pet peeves and the like, causes sickness in our bodies. I don’t have time to get into that today, that is a whole different teaching.
Beloved, “do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: [let your wrath go*added for clarity]. for it is written Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord” [Rom. 12:19]. Now, see why—“therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirst give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head” [v20]. Now that fire is not the kind of fire that we think about. That is heavenly fire and it does only good. And because it was heaped on the head and fire purifies, ---it must be to cleans and purify that persons thought pattern. It must be to get their thinking straightened out. “do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good” [v.21]. When I was growing up and something would disturb me or I would get my feelings hurt, my mother would say “Well, kill them with good and kindness.” I did not know she was quoting scripture!
Has someone trespassed you’re right, has someone hurt you in a bad way maybe as a child, and you have carried it all these years maybe someone upset you last week or yesterday and you’ve been burdened down and heavy laden. Have you let it eat on you like a cancer? Jesus said” Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls for My yoke is easy and my burdens are light.[Matt. 11:28-30].
Jesus wants to trade with you, He wants to take all that pain, hurt and let you have an easier place in life. That you could take on His gentle and lowly heart and find the rest He has for you. He wants you to forgive from your heart, and let Him deal with the ones who have hurt and harmed you. This is your choice. Jesus can take it and give you peace that passes all understanding, but you have to give it up ---- you be the bigger person who makes the right decision, you forgive, turn loose, and let God. Then when you need forgiveness, God can Forgive your “Trespasses.”knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding of a calm spirit. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive” [Prov. 17:27-28].
Each of us will be eating the fruit of our words, filling our life, filling our bellies with the words we speak, even if we hate the taste. If we believe John 3:16, and we do, then we have to believe all scriptures, whether we like them or not.
“I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment for by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned” [Matt.12:36-37].
Words produce Fruit; “by their fruit you will recognize them”[Matt.7:16]. bad fruit is influenced by Satan. “now the works of the flesh are evident which are; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outburst of wrath [temper], selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, rivalries, and the lack; of which I tell you beforehand just as I also told you in times past that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law and those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with it passions and desires if we live in the spirit let us also walk in the spirit” [Gal. 5:19-22 ].
What we see is, the devil’s fruit comes to the number of 17, almost doubling the fruit of the Holy Spirit of 9. What we really see here is---It only takes about half as much fruit of the Holy Spirit to knock out the fruit of the devil; Because God’s Kids have “The Power of the Tongue”me of my sins, come into my heart and change my life. Help me to be what you created me to be.” ---Now if you really meant that, then you are a new creation. You have an opportunity to start a brand new life.
All your old sins are washed away by the Blood of Jesus. Read the bible starting with the book of John and build a relationship with your heavenly Father. Let Him shape you to fit the space in Him that He designed just for you !on the nerves of the unsaved or the barely saved. We all need to ask ourselves do we really have a relationship with our savior, do we take Him with us everywhere we go, is He welcome in the crowds where we hang out.
Do the people we come in contact with see the fruit of Christ operating in and through us? You may not have that kind of relationship with The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Why waste anymore of your life with emptiness and lack of real purpose? Jesus knew you before the world began, He created and formed you in your mothers womb. He had a plan for you and a purpose that far passes anything you could ever imagine. You will never really be happy until you are in the place God created you to fit into. No one can do that for you, God gave us free choice. No person is too bad for him to Love.
No sin is too horrible for Him to forgive. Just ask Him to forgive you and please come into your heart. Then Believe in what He has already done!
You see, He didn’t waste his time, coming to earth and dying on the cross for your sins, if it wasn’t going to work! You are part of that white field that He wants to gather unto Himself and Love for all eternity.
Today is the day of Salvation.