Jehovah El Nose...God Who Forgives

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Jehovah El Nose…God Who Forgives

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (NIV)

             Due to the fall of man, God had to devise a plan of Salvation. The sins of man caused a separation between himself and God. Nevertheless, God is a forgiving Lord and therefore, He decided to send His Son, Jesus, to save us from our sins.  John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV) As a result of His ultimate sacrifice, we can be forgiven of all our sins and not be doomed to go to a devil’s hell.

 Unfortunately, man is not as forgiven as God. Man holds grudges, seek revenge, become vigilantes, and decrease even in good health for lack of forgiveness. However, God has told us that it is a requirement for us to forgive in order to make it to His kingdom. Mark 11:25-26 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins. (NIV) No one can enter Heaven if there is a lack of forgiveness in the heart. It doesn’t matter if what was done was the vilest of things, God expects us to forgive just as He forgives us on a daily basis. This is why one of His names is Jehovah El Nose, which means, ‘God who FORGIVES.’

            In order to have a heart of forgiveness, there are some steps that one must take in order to effectively release the bondage that holds them. Many people do not know that they are enslaved to the chains of unforgiveness. They go through life boggled down with all sorts of emotions and fail to understand that the reason they may not have reached self-actualization in Jehovah El Nose is because of something they are negatively holding on to. Until their chains are broken, they will never be fully free to achieve all that Jehovah El Nose has for them.

               When alcoholics are going through their recovery program, most rehabilitation centers take them through the Betty Ford’s 12 steps of recovery or better known as The Twelve Steps of Alcoholic Anonymous. We are going to use those steps in discovering Jehovah El Nose’s plan for our lives in forgiving others and we learn more about Him. 

JOIN US MONDAY WHERE WE WILL BREAK DOWN THE 12 STEPS OF FORGIVENESS BASED ON THE 12 STEPS OF ALCOHOL ANONYMOUS.