The Power Of Forgetting--Forgive and Release, Them and Yourself

Genesis 50:20-26; Philippians 3:13-14; Isaiah 43:18; Psalm 103:10-13; Isaiah 43:25-26; Psalm 18:25; Matthew 5:7; Luke 6:36-37; Jeremiah 31:18-20, 34; Isaiah 43:18-19; Matthew 18:22-35; Ephesians 6:8; Hebrews 10:16-17

We are walking in today:  The Power Of Forgetting--Forgive and Release, Them and Yourself

Witness remember no more throughout the Bible: H2142  zakar never to mention, taking no record of,
Isaiah 65:17; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 23:27; Zechariah 13:2; Psalms 83:5; Hebrews 8:12; 10:17

The power of forgetting is a very important lesson that Rabbi Messer taught in the spring leadership conference and it was revisited again on this last Shabbat.  When we look back to the teaching that we have had over the last couple of days gives us another side to review in forgiveness and forgetting the past.  The Torah portion last week gave us the directions for the years of Sabbath, every 7 years a rest a the Shemittah and counting 7 of those years, the Jubilee.  This release included those who were indebted to each other.  This is the forgiveness that they were commanded for entering the land.  That if their brother was sold to pay bills--they were to redeem them.  This is what we must do!  The forgetfulness that Yahweh has places our sins that they are as far as the east is from the west. That is the same action that we are to take with those who have harmed, hurt, offended, us--including ourselves!  We are not to be found holding ought against our brothers--we are to release them.  There is a purpose for all things--Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  Remember for Yahweh to no longer count our sins against us, we must forgive others! No matter how much it hurts, remaining in unforgiveness hurts even more!  That distance that is wedged for our disobedience.  We have wrongly believed that forgiving allows the other person to win.  This is not about them!  This is about you!  What is the instruction?  What is Yahweh's expectation?  We see in the life of Joseph who did no wrong--was abandoned, sold into slavery, falsely accused, jailed, forgotten, overlooked and all of this was over many years before he was pulled out of the prison.  He was able to forgive and forget what he suffered for he found purpose in the suffering. There is a point to the pain.  That you would be able to speak to someone who has the same suffering.  Those who will need a guide of how to get out of that world or hurt.  We will learn that in His great plan for each of us that it was never an accident nor without a purpose!  There is production found in the pain.  Remember the mother, in childbirth is experiencing very high levels of pain--some say the highest.  Yet once the child is placed in their arms--the purpose is clear.  That as time goes on, she may have more children.  The pain must be purposed so that you can release the offense that you are not locked in position, because the pain did not serve a purpose.  We must take time today to write the names of those that we will release.  In our prayers we will petition Yahweh to help us to do this!  We are applying His scriptures to be able to come out of the bondage of unforgiveness that will keep us from moving forward.  In finding the purpose, His purpose--the pain will serve a purpose, it was not in vain.  Only if you remain stuck and not seek to move beyond to His plans.  There is much that we have to understand and He comes as Abba to teach us the way to go that we would no longer be in disobedience or out of order!  First we are looking to our words, now our character and finding purpose in the pain--the power to forget To hear more of this teaching click here.