Fear and forgiveness go together - "there is forgiveness with Thee that Thou mayest be feared" (Psa 130:4).
"That walketh in His ways" When we cannot forgive others we lose the fear of God - instead of walking in His ways we begin to walk in our own ways. The very fact that you cannot forgive or refuse to forgive someone, shows that your mind is already set in your own ways. "The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways" (Prov 14:14). You may have many reasons and excuses for not forgiving; however, know that "there is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Prov 14:12).
"Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands." This is a blessing found in forgiving others. If you refuse to forgive, others will eat the labour of your hands. "Happy shalt thou be." Yes, forgiving people are always happy people. It has been rightly stated by someone - "A happy marriage is a union of two forgiving persons." Unforgiving people will always be unhappy. "It shall be well with thee." Doctors say that if a person cannot forgive others, high blood pressure, nerve tension, heart problem, cancer and many other ailments can afflict him.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Forgiving others too, is the beginning of wisdom.
- Late Pastor T.U.Thomas, in "Morning Manna"
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