# He’s Ready to Forgive

Key Passage: 2 Samuel 12:13
Date: June 7, 2024

And a great, great song. Turn your Bibles, if you would, to 2nd Samuel, Chapter Number 12. I always know it’s a new song when the vast majority is looking at the songbook real intently. I don’t think Amy Patterson took her eyes off the songbook the whole time. I thought this is new to most of our folks for sure. But I’ve been on the life of David for over a year now, and we’ve been on what we call the great sin of David for a while. And of course, David’s sin is recorded in other places in the Bible, but this is one we’ll often hear: the great sin—adultery with Bathsheba and then murder, basically, of Uriah. I’ve kind of wanted to go beyond this. I’ve been on it for several weeks now, but just felt like the Lord wanted to cover at least one more part of it. We’re going to be in verse number 13, like we were last Wednesday, but we’re going to kind of go at a different angle a little bit tonight. I believe the Lord would have us do it. I just sometimes study, and you just draw a blank. I don’t know what the Lord wants. And so I took a little walk this afternoon or this morning out back, and just real quickly, I felt like the Lord said, “Ready to forgive.”

And it’s just amazing how this is represented in this passage. And so, 2nd Samuel, chapter number 12, and the same verse we did last week, verse number 13. And it’s a different sermon though, so you can’t sleep, okay? Just because of the same verse doesn’t mean you can sleep. And would you please stand, if you’re able to, out of respect of God’s Word? 2nd Samuel 12.

You’ll remember Nathan, the prophet, the man of God, just came and told him the story about the poor man that only had one sheep, his pet. The rich man had many, and the rich man had some guests come, and he went and took the poor man’s sheep. And the pet, David got all mad about it and said, “I’m going to kill that guy.” And David said, “Thou art the man.” And then he went through what all was going to happen. And then David’s response to it, verse number 13. Verse number 13, the Bible says, “And David said unto Nathan,”

“I have sinned against the Lord.” Six words. That’s what we talked about last week. Remember, we compared it to Saul when he was confronted with his sin—always had excuses and blamed Samuel and just tried to justify himself. I think the most significant thing about David’s confession is what is not there.

You don’t find all that. You just find six words: “I have sinned against the Lord.” We covered that last week. But now I want you to notice this. I believe the Lord will have us just focus on this part now. And Nathan said unto David, “The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.”

We mentioned it briefly last Wednesday, but according to the Old Testament law, David should have died for adultery. That was a punishment. For murder, he really basically is one responsible for murdering Uriah. Genesis 9:6, very clear: You shed man’s blood, by man shall your blood be shed. Two times, really, he could have been murdered, killed, executed—I should use that word.

God said, “I should not die.” And by the way, yes, there’s still the laws of sowing and reaping, and for weeks and weeks we’ll cover the reaping that David will do. But just for tonight, it’s just amazing. Right after David said, “I have sinned against the Lord,” Nathan said unto David, “The Lord also hath put away thy sin.”

Would you pray? It probably won’t be anything new, but we need sometimes just to be refreshed and reminded. Would you pray and ask the Lord just to work in our hearts and encourage and refresh us tonight? Would you do that as I pray? Lord, we come to you. Lord, these people have heard something similar to this, I believe, the vast majority, or probably many a time. And, Father, I need it again. Lord, all of us need it again. And so, Lord, would you take it, make it fresh, make it real? Lord, make it more than just head knowledge, make it heart knowledge. Father, help me to say what you want said, the way you want it said. And Lord, you take it, use it, encourage your people, give us what we need, let us leave being determined to stay closer to you. And Lord, we thank you for what you do. Father, we’re asking for this in Jesus’ name we pray and believe. Amen. Thank you so much for standing. You may be seated.

Did you notice how quickly, how just boom, boom—six words, “I have sinned against the Lord.” The next thing, I mean, just boom, Nathan said unto him, “Hey, the Lord hath put away your sin.”

Can you imagine when he owns up to his sin and how guilty he was and he knew in his heart, maybe the fear and what all was going to happen when he owned up to the sin? But the very next thing, “He’s put away your sin.” Would you look over in Psalms 86? Wonderful passage, a great passage. If you have problems understanding or feeling, I should say, maybe the forgiveness of God, this is a great verse to memorize. Psalm 86, verse number five, maybe the most encouraging verse, one of them at least, when you’re saying, is right here. Psalm 86, verse number five. Psalm 86:5. If you’re there, would you say amen? Amen.

Brother Warren just found it, amen. That’s a good deal. He just got it. Psalm 86. Look at verse number five: “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive.” Would you say that with me? Here we go: Ready to forgive. When you sin and you mess up and you’re just a horrible mess—if you have—all of us are. He’s ready to forgive.

When you did the thing you didn’t want to do ever again and you’re just so disappointed in yourself, he is ready to forgive. When you’re mad at yourself, when you feel like you’re never going to be the Christian you want to be and God wants me to be, he’s ready to forgive. When you didn’t wake up for the 10 millionth time and read your Bible and pray like you said you would have done, he is ready to forgive.

When you didn’t pass out that gospel tract, God told you to pass out the tract. He is ready to forgive. When you didn’t watch your tongue and you said things you should not, and you upset and you hurt somebody’s feeling and now it bothers you that you hurt someone else, he is ready to forgive.

There’ll never be a time that a child of God goes to God in truth and humility and sincerity and wanting to get right with God and they’re confessing their sins that God is not ready to forgive.

A lot of passage. “For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive.” It’s amazing the rest of this verse: “And plenteous in mercy unto all.” That’s amazing. “Unto all them that call upon thee.” Is that pretty clear or what?

I’m so glad God put it so clear because when I’m down and you’re down and I’m miserable and I’m guilty and I’m just convicted, I need to be real clear: He’s ready to forgive. Oh, I’m so thankful he’s ready to forgive. When you’re not the husband you want to be or the wife you want to be or the mom or the dad or the child, he is ready to forgive. Oh, praise the Lord.

Well, David confessed and he just owned up to it, and God was ready to forgive. You could put it like this: God doesn’t hold grudges. He’s not a grudge holder. Now, yes, yes, there’s the laws of sowing and reaping. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever man sows, that shall he also reap.” And David reaped.

When God said, “I put away your sin,” to him being you, the blood of Jesus Christ has covered it. And this is amazing. It’s an amazing verse. Look over, if you will, in Micah. Micah chapter number seven. We’ll do timeout because it’s a minor prophet, hard to find. We’ll come back in five minutes when you found it, amen. I’m joking there.

Let me see, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah. Micah, chapter number seven. I cheated, I found it earlier, amen, and marked it. He’d have probably beat me to it. Micah chapter number seven, wonderful, wonderful passage. Micah 7 and verse number 18, you’ll be amazed at what he says here. Micah 7 and verse number 18, you’ll be amazed.

This, can I remind you, this is what Pastor Paul says, this is what the Bible says, what God says. Micah 7, verse number 18. Are you there, amen? Good deal, you did good, you found it. That’s great. Micah 7:18: “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger forever.” Here’s what I want you to see. “Because he delighteth in mercy.” Amen.

Amazing. A just God, a righteous God, a thrice holy God. One that’s never knew no sin—the Bible says about Jesus—this all holy, righteous, just God. And yet he delighteth in mercy. I’m so glad he’s like that. You know, you could serve a mean God. I mean, we didn’t do anything to deserve a God that delights in mercy. I mean, he could have been a mean, harsh God. You mess up one time, squash us. We could all be squashed.

But he delights. He delights in mercy. Amazing statement about a righteous, holy, just God, but he delights in mercy. Look at another passage real quick. Psalm 147. Psalm 147. Psalms and Proverbs, Psalms 147, verse number 11. Psalm 147.

My poet didn’t know it. That rhymes. Look at that. You know, Psalm 147:11. How about that? That’d help you memorize it. Psalm 147:11. Great passages. These are just wonderful passages. If you have a hard time accepting forgiveness, I would encourage you to memorize some of these. Psalm 147, verse number 11: “The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, and those that hope in his mercy.”

It doesn’t say he taketh pleasure in those that do everything right because nobody does everything right. He takes pleasure in those that fear him, yes, they know he’s in control of everything ever had him in the universe, and they have a respect of fear of reverence. They know, “Hey, listen, God can boom take you out like that. He can bless you anytime he wants to.” Have a fear of the Lord, and they hope in his mercy. Lord takes pleasure in people like that. It’s amazing. He takes pleasure in those who hope in his mercy.

Now, let me ask you. Think about this. We have a God that’s ready to forgive. He’s plenteous in mercy. He delighteth in mercy. He taketh pleasure in those who hope in mercy. So why should I stay away from him? Why don’t I just own up to it? Why do I try to justify? Why do I try to blame? Why don’t I just get dead honest? I messed up. He’s ready to forgive. Why?

You know, the craziest thing is the time we sin, from that time when we sin to the time we get right, get back our fellowship restored with God—that time right there is the craziest time in the world. I got three words for that time right there: Dumb, dumb, dumb. I mean, he’s ready to forgive. Plenty of sin mercy. He delights in mercy. Why? Why do we stay away and justify and blame?

Six words. That’s all David had, six words: “I have sinned against the Lord.” Lord said, “I put it away.”

There was a son that had wronged his mother. Very hurtful. And she became very ill. She was on her deathbed. And her being on her deathbed, the boy came to his mom. And she couldn’t talk very loud. And so she motioned for him. And he got right down there by her mouth.

And she just kind of whispered and she said, “My dear boy, I would have forgiven you a long time ago if you had only accepted it.” And every time you and I, we spend from when we sin—you’re going to sin for him—from that time to this time, God says, “I’ve been ready to forgive. There’s plenty of mercy.”

Psalm 136, 26 verses, every one of the verses, every one of them: “His mercy endureth forever.” Every single one of them. So why do I live distant from him? Oh, friend, six words David said. Can I say this about David? David’s sin wasn’t a little bitty sin.

Now I understand any sin will send you to hell. We talked about this recently. But as far as down here on earth, there are some more severe sins than others as far as the consequences and everything down here. And I’m just saying, I mean, David just didn’t put his bubble gum underneath the seat. It wasn’t just a little bit of sin. You know what I’m saying? You know what I’m saying? You all with me? I mean, we’re talking about adultery. I mean, another man’s wife. I mean, with adultery. And then he had the guy killed. We’re talking murder. That’s at least two of the Ten Commandments. That’s not “Thou shalt not kill.” That’s not going to be adultery. We’re not talking about, we’re not talking about he fell asleep in church. There’d be several guilty everyone’s flying there on that way, you know.

We’re not talking about that. We’re talking about, if you will, this is a big deal right here. Y’all believe that or not? God didn’t say, “Well, you’re just too backslid for me to forgive, David.”

I don’t know about that. Now, he did tell him, he did, and we’ll probably get to it a couple weeks. He said, “You’ve given occasion to the enemies of God to do harm to God and his kingdom.” Even to this day, it’s true of what David did. I’m talking about this major sin. But even with what we call major sin, hey, he said, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And he said, “I put it away.”

Now, he could not do that without the shed blood of Jesus Christ. His death, burial, and his resurrection for our justification just as if we never sinned. But because of that, listen, friend, there never will be a backslidden Christian that goes so low that God can’t forgive. In fact, he laid on him the iniquity of us all.

I believe a born-again Christian can sin unto death, and if they’re not going to get right, God’s going to take him to an early grave. I believe that’s true. But for him, listen, Jesus has already shed his blood for the sins of the whole world according to 1 John 2:2. Amen. They can get forgiveness. There’s never going to come a point where you say, “Well, I’m just too far gone for the Lord to deal with me.” No, you’re believing a lie the devil’s talking to you. Ready to forgive.

You know the prodigal son, he is a pretty sorry fella. Just be honest about it. You ever think about how greedy he was? I mean, he had a good dad. His dad had been good to him. I mean, his dad was saving money for him. I mean, he’s got all kind of money. I mean, Mom, I need to talk, you and Dad never did that for me. I’m joking. I’m joking. Please don’t take me serious. Got a wonderful parent. But I mean, I mean, they had money stored up for that boy. He had it good.

And he’s greedy. He just wanted it. He didn’t love his parents like God too. Well, love that money. He wanted all that money. And then he got all that money. And the devil’s good enough. He said, “All right, I’ll give it to you.” And the boy went out and spent all that money, hard-earned money, and his dad gave him, spent it all on sin. I mean, harlots, out in a very sinful lifestyle, blew all his money.

I stopped this afternoon at the gas station. I was trying to keep out of trouble. My wife said, “I’m going to get a bite to eat on the way home,” and she said, “Pick me up a sweet tea,” and I forgot the sweet tea. Oh, my goodness, that’s just trouble. I tell you what, you know. So I called her and I confessed my sin. I said, “I have sinned against Miss Tammy,” you know. And she said, “You better get right, buddy.” And she said, I said, “No, I’m going to stop somewhere,” you know. And so I stopped at the gas station and got her a health drink, all right folks.

And I got it in his fellow in there just a little slot machine type thing, put all your quarters—same thing, put all your quarters in there—and had a sign on it: It must be 18 or older or whatnot. And I just seen the fellow, had shorts on, had a bunch of—you could tell it had a bunch of coins. But I thought, “My goodness, I hope you got to, you know, don’t pull your shorts down all those quarters in your pocket,” you know, just putting it in there. That’s where the prodigal son, he spent all the money on just sinful living. Went to Las Vegas, if you will.

And I was out there in the pig pen. We talk about him eating the pig food. He was trying. Actually, the Bible says he would have fain filled his belly with the husk. It almost, if you study it out, it’s almost like he wanted it, but the guy that owned it said, “No, no, no, that’s the pig’s food, not yours.”

And yet he came home. And the dad, you know, he said, “Well, let me hold a grudge against you for a couple of months now. Maybe I’ll forgive you one day. You dirty rotten, sorry bum, you spent all my money.” Dad didn’t do that. I mean, the dad, the only time you see the dad running, I mean, he’s ready to forgive you, if you will. And every time you and I see him, that’s where God is, ready to forgive. He’s got the…

He’s got forgiveness available through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I’m not talking about your salvation. Once you’re saved, you’re always saved because, hey, you’re a child of God. It’s a done deal. Your name is written in the Lamb’s Book. But I’m talking about your fellowship getting back close to God. He’s waiting. And listen, the Prodigal Son, it wasn’t a little sin there either. Can I just say this? Never get tired of coming back to God.

God will never get tired of you coming back to him. If anybody gets tired about the whole deal, it’ll be you, not God. God never gets tired. He’s infinite. David, just six words, David says, “Lord, I have sinned against the Lord.” I said, “Put it away.”

There’s a boyhood friend of Andrew Jackson. He said, “You know, nine times out of ten, I could throw this way to talk back there.” He said, “I could throw Andrew.” He said, “But he’d always come back. He said, ‘I just got tired of messing with him. He wouldn’t stay thrown.’” That’s what you do, fighting against the devil. He’d get forgiveness and get back in there.

You know, Satan will try to use guilt to keep you from coming to God. Probably more places than this, there are more places than this, but there’s two places, main places where your guilt—the Holy Spirit brings conviction. Guilt’s a different thing. But guilt, you know where your guilt comes from? Satan. One of the titles of Satan in the book of Revelation, he’s the accuser of the brethren.

Satan’s good at just making you feel guilty. And he wants you to wallow in that guilt for the rest of your life. He’ll let you do it. And here’s another interesting place. Look over in 1st John 3, if you would. First John 3, where your guilt comes from, from Satan. The world sometimes, yes, others sometimes that Satan’s using. I want you to see this. First John 3.

1 John 3 and verse number 20. 1 John 3 verse number 20, not St. John, but 1st, 2nd, 3rd John. 1st John chapter number 3. Look at verse number 20: “For if our heart condemn us.” Did you notice that? “For if our own heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.”

You know, Satan will use your own heart against you. Remember, it’s deceitful, that’s really big, above all things. Who can know it? And Satan will get your own heart just condemning you. It’s kind of like you’re kicking yourself when you’re down. It happens all the time.

Satan’s a, he’s a good deceiver. And as soon as you mess up, Satan’s going to condemn you and accuse you, and he’ll try to get your own heart condemning you. What’s the answer to it? God’s greater. God’s forgiven me. Jesus has shed his blood for that sin. It’s already paid for. He’s ready to forgive. Get out of here, heart. Get out of here, devil. I’m going to believe the Word of God, and the Bible says he’s ready to forgive.

I’m not going to listen to my heart. I’m going to listen to God’s Word. There will be a battle there. Now, we mentioned guilt. Satan will use guilt. Can I just mention two things that keep you from coming back to God? Two things keep you from coming back to God. Number one, lack of faith. “I can’t get back to God.” As long as you keep saying that, you’re right.

When you say, “I’m not going to believe what I feel in my heart. I’m going to believe that book right there.” And that book right there says, “If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And I’m going to put my faith in the Word of God. That’s where it comes from. And then that faith gives you the ability to come back.

Two things—many things, but two things keep you from going back to God and getting forgiveness. Number one, lack of faith. I just don’t believe God will do it, and you’re believing yourself instead of God’s Word. You’re putting yourself above God’s Word. God says he will forgive. He’ll remember your iniquities no more, he says, as far as the east is from west. You know the verses, and the Bible’s very clear about that. Lack of faith and number two, pride. It’s humbling.

Our old pride—we mentioned last week—our old pride wants to make excuses and justify and blame. “If they wouldn’t do it, it’s their fault.” And this old Saul was blaming Samuel. We did the same thing. We’re blaming the old pride. Pride, we don’t want to have to come back and say we’re sorry again and confess it again and own up to it again, and our pride will keep us. It’ll keep us right in between there and there, and we’ll just live right here because we don’t want to own up to our sin. Probably the biggest word in 1 John 1:9 is the first word: “If we confess our sins, he’s faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Pride.

Oh, but he’s always ready to forgive, always. We’re talking about major sin David did. I mean, it wasn’t just a flick of water killing a bee, amen. That’s not a sin anyway if that bee’s going to sting, amen. Someone said, “You’re not supposed to kill a rattlesnake unless it’s life-threatening.” If I said a rattlesnake, it’s life-threatening, amen. Guaranteed, it’d be a hundred miles away. It’s still life-threatening if I see it somehow. I don’t know.

Hey, we’ve got to learn to depend on the mercy of God. Look over in Hebrews, if you would, please. Hebrews chapter 4. Hebrews chapter 4. We use this verse in a lot of different ways, and they’re all right. I’m not trying to say they’re not right, but I want you just kind of notice something here. Hebrews 4.

And verse number 15, Hebrews 4 and verse number 15 of God’s Word, kind of the back part, Hebrews James. Hebrews 4, look in verse number 15, speaking of Jesus here: “For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” By the way, it doesn’t talk about, he’s not necessarily talking about being touched by our weaknesses or our infirmities. He’s talking about the feeling of our infirmities. You feel weak, you feel inadequate, you feel, “I can’t do it, can’t be the Christian I ought to be.” He can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. He can be touched.

“For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin,” speaking of Jesus. I notice this, here’s what we get: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain,” what’s the next word? Mercy. Hey, you need mercy when you’re not right. He’s not talking about when everything’s hunky-dory and you’re doing wonderful. He’s talking about when you’re doing bad. “That we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Did you notice he said come boldly when you need mercy?

I mean, when you messed up, you’re not what you ought to be. He wants you to come boldly. Why? Because you know, you know, he is ready to forgive. Why? Because you’re a high priest, Jesus. And you know, you can come boldly. By the way, it’s not a throne of justice in that verse there either. It’s a throne of grace. Praise the Lord for that. And you can obtain mercy. You come boldly. You say, “I know, not because of me. I don’t deserve anything right now besides judgment, but I know my God is ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy. He delights in mercy. And I know him, and I can come boldly because Jesus is my high priest, and I can obtain the mercy and I can find the grace when I need help.” And you just know it, you can come boldly because of Jesus your high priest.

You know, if every time I ask for forgiveness, if you just imagine yourself taking a little coffee cup—and they’re making coffee cups bigger and bigger nowadays, aren’t they? That’s kind of a good thing. You can say amen about that there, you know. But if you take that coffee cup and you just go down to the ocean, you take a scoop out of it, and you say, “Well, I’ll never drain the ocean dry with my little coffee cup every time I ask forgiveness.” And you’ll never drain his mercy either. Even more than the ocean, because the ocean has limits, but God’s infinite. His mercy endureth forever.

An old day that he had messed up royally. We’re not talking about a little bit of sin. David said just six words. And God says, “I put it away.” Yes, yes. He had to reap. There’s a law. Yes, reap. Yes, be not deceived. But God said, “I put it away.” I wouldn’t plan at all.

But look over in Psalms 32. We often think, and it’s right when we talk about David’s sin, Psalm 51, and that’s exactly right, it’s so true. But most, I don’t think really anybody that studied out would argue with it, but Psalm 32 is maybe just a touch after it. He’s giving instruction about when he went through the sin and he got right with God. And Psalm 32 is a wonderful passage. And once you just mention, just look at a couple verses here. Psalm 32.

Oh, we’ll start in verse number three for just, we just want you to see something. Remember there was that time when he was trying to hide his sin before Nathan came, pointing his finger—I think he was talking about that, verse number three and four. He said, “When I kept silence,” he’s trying to hide it from everybody. He said, “My bones wax old through my roaring all the day long.” He said, “I aged so much during that time when I was just hiding my sin.” “For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me.” A backslidden Christian is never happy. Miserable. You might laugh out in front of everybody that’s trying to put on a good show, but a backslidden Christian is never happy inside. “For day and night, thy hand was heavy upon me. My moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.” He said, “I was just like a fertile field, but during that time, I just dried up and shriveled away in nothing.”

But go back up for those first verses. He’s describing this thing. I think he’s giving instruction about that time. Verse number one, he said, “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” He said, “I’m telling you, that fellow just owned up to God and got things right.” He said, “That’s a blessed fellow.” Psalm 51, we won’t go over there, but he says, “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation.” Still saved, but he said, “I want more joy back.”

God’s ready to forgive. And you get back close to him and you get that fellowship restored, and it’s sweet. You’re blessed. You’re happy. God put it away, and he’s like the prodigal son’s father just welcoming that act. Yeah.

Just a little fault. We’re going to be done. Just a little change of pace for just a moment here, just a moment here. But you know, if God forgives us, he’s ready to forgive us like that. Don’t you think we ought to be ready to forgive each other? I mean, the one that’s never needed forgiveness, because he’s never did anything wrong, yet he’s ready to forgive. Don’t you think us that’s been forgiven, we ought to be ready? He’s ready to forgive. If God’s not a grudge holder, don’t think we ought to be godly.

It’s kind of pitiful. We’re holding grudges when God doesn’t hold a grudge against us. You’ll probably know the verse, Ephesians 4:32: “And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

Can I say this, parents? Don’t hold grudges against your kids. Now, yes, hey, spanking them—rightly proof, give us wisdom. But a child left to himself brings his mother to shame. But don’t hold grudges. Go ahead and spank him, take care of business. Amen? Y’all can say amen right there. That’s Bible. They show got a new version or something out there. You know, I mean, that’s Bible. But don’t hold grudges. Spank and take care of business. Get it done. And go on at the fellowship restored again.

Hey, God’s so ready to forgive. Don’t ever stay away from God. Don’t ever. Don’t live right here. Just don’t live there. That’s where Satan longs for you to live. God’s ready to forgive. And if he’s so good at forgiving, maybe we ought to be like that too.

It’s amazing, but Matthew 6, I believe it is. He said, “Look, now, if you don’t forgive, your Father, which is in heaven, won’t forgive you.” Now, you still, your father is still saved, but you’re not going to be close. And God says, “Hey, son, hey, daughter, something between me and you. Can’t pray like you all. It can’t be close. You’re not going to get forgiveness because you’ve got to get that right.” And he said, “Look, I forgave you so much. I want you to forgive like me.”

Maybe there’s somebody in your mind, your heart. You say, “Do I have any unforgiveness?” Well, whoever’s on your mind, your heart, that’s probably it right there. That’s just through the business with God, but you do so as they play.

You know, that forgiveness includes—maybe, sometimes the hardest thing is to forgive someone that hurts someone you loved. But that’s included in that. And forgive it. Can you imagine you hurt the Son of God a whole lot? And God’s forgiven you. And just forgive, just ready to forgive like God is. So glad you’re here tonight.

Praise the Lord for David. He just, hey, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And old Nathan said, “Lord’s put it away.” And praise the Lord for that. That’s great. And amen. Now, David’s down here taking credit for it all. I see that right there. Amen. Glad you are here. Good to have a guest with us tonight. Thank you for being with us. We appreciate that. Good to have some folk back. And Alex, whatnot. Good to have you back there. Got a little time off of work. That’s a good deal. And good to see everybody at church tonight. Praise a little for that. Don’t forget you’ve been working on somebody. Don’t give up on them. It may be they’re right there about to come. And so let’s just do our best on that. Invite someone in the Singles class, Foundation’s class, but the Humphers class, let’s invite someone to those classes for Sunday. And I pray God, it will give us just a great, great Sunday. And that’d be great. Brother Richard, would you dismiss us with a word of prayer, please, brother?

Original File: He’s ready to Forgive - Wednesday - Pastor Paul Chisgar 472021