Shocking Revenge Obituaries and 5 Reasons to Forgive TODAY!

Last updated on: June 12, 2018 at 10:07 am by Mark Driscoll

Shocking Revenge Obituaries and 5 Reasons to Forgive TODAY! 2018-06-12T10:07:34-04:00 Mark Driscoll

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4. When you forgive, you defeat the demonic.

Satan and demons are never forgiven for anything and never forgive anyone for anything. God travels on the path of forgiveness, Satan and demons travel on the path of unforgiveness.

To refuse to forgive is to open oneself to the realm of the demonic. This connection explains why the Bible often speaks of the demonic in the same places that it speaks of forgiveness and unforgiveness. Colossians 2:13-15 says that through Jesus’ cross God has “forgiven us all our trespasses” and “disarmed the rulers and authorities”. 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 says, “Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.” Ephesians 4: 27-32 says, “give no opportunity to the devil” and. “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Lastly, James 3:14-17 says, “…if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.”

Those who are forgiven by God but refuse to be forgiving of others end up in a prison of demonic torment. Jesus tells this very story in Matthew 18. His point is that when we allow our hurt to turn into hate, we find ourselves trapped in a bitter prison of torment. It’s the same thing Acts 8:23 speaks of as, “…the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”

The question is, “Who has the key to get us out?” Does the other person have the key of repenting after agreeing with us and apologizing to us? If so, they hold all the power over our life and future and we must beg and beat them to repent so we can exit our cell. Or, do we hold the key to our deliverance in our own hand and place it in the lock through forgiveness?

If you are bitter, you are in anguish, haunted by demonic torment and living in a jail cell of misery believing a lie that anyone other than you holds the key to set you free. Because God loves you, you need you to forgive them as God has forgiven you. In so doing you are simply passing their case on to God’s higher court and giving up the constant attempt to convene a jury (even online via social media or a revenge obituary), sit on a bench, try the entire case, and bang your gavel with your verdict for their punishment. Leave the eternal judgment and sentencing to Jesus, forgive them, put the key in the lock, open the cell, and walk in the Spirit away from the demonic.

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