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Colossians 3:13 - You Have to Let It Go.

Colossians 3:13 (NLT) Make allowance for 
each others faults, and forgive anyone who 
offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you 
must forgive others. 

INTRODUCTION

The key to forgiving others is remembering 
how much God has forgiven you. Is it difficult 
for you to forgive someone who has wronged you a 
little when God has forgiven you so much? Realizing 
God's infinite love and forgiveness can help you 
love and forgive others.  [Life Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Youve heard it before - and maybe 
experienced yourself - that opposites attract. When 
youre single and see somebody thats not like 
you, its fascinating. You find their 
characteristics and personality traits that are not like 
yours exciting and attractive. Then you get in a 
relationship or you get married, and a year later, all 
those exciting traits suddenly turn annoying. What 
once attracted you now makes you want to attack 
them! Unrealistic expectations in relationships 
set us up for resentment.  
   Often its not the big things in life 
that make us resentful. A lot of little things 
can start to pile up. The irritations turn into 
resentment, and its easy to forget why you loved that 
person in the first place. 
   We are all imperfect. Youre going to 
hurt people, and people are going to hurt you, 
whether or not its intentional.  
   Its a fact that youre going to be 
hurt in life. The question is, what are you doing 
to do with that hurt? Are you going to let it 
make you better, or are you going to let it make 
you bitter?  
   Resentment wont just make you bitter. 
It will also destroy your relationships. The 
people we love the most are the ones we often end 
up resenting the most. 
   The antidote to resentment is 
forgiveness. Resentment tears down relationships, but 
forgiveness builds them up. If youre going to have 
meaningful relationships that last a lifetime, then 
youre going to need massive doses of forgiveness. 
Colossians 3:13 says, Make allowance for each 
others faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. 
Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive 
others (NLT).   
   Dont let resentment build up in your 
life because youre holding on to a grudge. 
Youre only hurting yourself! Youve got to let 
it go and forgive so that you can start living 
a life of purpose. [Daily Devotional by Rick 
Warren: https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

COMMENTARY

   Let the law of kindness be upon your lips 
and the oil of grace in your heart. This will 
produce wonderful results. You will be tender, 
sympathetic, courteous. You need all these graces. The 
Holy Spirit must be received and brought into 
your character; then it will be as holy fire, 
giving forth incense which will rise up to God, not 
from lips that condemn, but as a healer of the 
souls of men. Your countenance will express the 
image of the divine. By beholding the character 
of Christ you will become changed into His 
likeness. The grace of Christ alone can change your 
heart and then you will reflect the image of the 
Lord Jesus. God calls upon us to be like 
Him"pure, holy, and undefiled. We are to bear the 
divine image. 
   The Lord Jesus is our only helper. 
Through His grace we shall learn to cultivate love, 
to educate ourselves to speak kindly and 
tenderly. Through His grace our cold, harsh manners 
will be transformed. The law of kindness will be 
upon our lips, and those who are under the 
precious influences of the Holy Spirit, will not feel 
that it is an evidence of weakness to weep with 
those who weep, to rejoice with them that rejoice. 
We are to cultivate heavenly excellences of 
character. We are to learn what it means to have 
good-will toward all men, a sincere desire to be as 
sunshine and not as shadow in the lives of others. 
   Seize every opportunity to contribute to 
the happiness of those around you, sharing with 
them your affection. Words of kindness, looks of 
sympathy, expressions of appreciation, would to many a 
struggling, lonely one be as a cup of cold water to a 
thirsty soul. 
   Live in the sunshine of the Saviours 
love. Then your influence will bless the world. 
Let the Spirit of Christ control you. Let the 
law of kindness be ever on your lips. 
Forbearance and unselfishness mark the words and actions 
of those who are born again, to live the new 
life in Christ. AG299 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Colossians 3:12, 13 - Christian Clothing; 
Character. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2023/20230617-0854.html 

Ephesians 4:22-24 - Gods Goal: Your 
Character, Not Your Comfort. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210511-0946.html 

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