Your Assignment for Session 9 - The Laver - Commandment 6

Pray what is in bold. Expand your prayer as the Lord leads you.

Now pray through the sixth commandment: "Oh Lord, you say do not commit murder. And your Word says that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to the same judgment as one who murders...Forgive me for being angry with my neighbor. Forgive me for programming my mind to hate."

Then I pray, "Instead of anger burning in my heart, Father, give me grace to forgive and love."

Sometimes you can forgive, but you can't love. Loving is very difficult. To love you must put yourself on the cross many times. There are many places in the Bible which say to forgive. When you pray, if you have anything against anyone, forgive.

One lady, with facial paralysis, came to me. I had prayed for her many times, but nothing happened. She had received medical treatment, but could not be cured. In desperation, she came to me crying, so I prayed with her once more.

The Spirit spoke to my heart. I said, "Sister, do you have anything against anybody?" She said, "Yes, I hate my in-laws, my father-in law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. We are all living together as a family, and I serve them like a slave, but they mistreat me. I have deep-seated animosity against them."

I said, "You must forgive them." She cried saying; "I can never love any of them. They treat me like a slave. I have done every thing for them, but they show me no appreciation. I can't love them" I was shocked. I was at a loss to know what to do. So I prayed, "Lord, if I were in her shoes; I would not love the in-laws either. What can I do to help her?"

The Spirit spoke to my heart, "Look in the Bible again. I ask you to forgive." I was enlightened That is right! That is true! So I told her, "You don't need to love your in-laws, but you should forgive them. First forgive, if you have any strength left over, and then try to love." She wiped the tears from her eyes and smilingly said, "Pastor, I can at least forgive, but I can't love them." "O.K., that is fine, just forgive them," So she prayed, "Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ I forgive my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Through the blood of Jesus Christ, I forgive them, so forgive me."

As she prayed this prayer, I was looking at her. Suddenly her face was healed. I was shocked to see that forgiveness had such power. Humanly speaking I cannot easily forgive and forget, and so every day I forgive all those who have wronged me in the Name of Jesus Christ.

So, every day I pray: "Father, if you give me anymore strength, then I will love them." I pray every day for the Father to help me forgive, then help me to love them.