Thursday, February 11, 2010
Mark 11:20-25
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” (ESV)
by Emily Graffius
God cares about the matter of our heart when we come before his throne. He can see even into the darkest places and can see our doubt. Believe God when you pray and do not doubt. Lack of forgiveness can plague the darkest places of our hearts as well as doubt. Forgiveness brings freedom and peace. We need to be pure before the Lord as we pray and walk with him. Even though it can be the toughest thing in the world to forgive, let go and move on, especially if that person will never know how they hurt you, it’s God’s command to forgive. He knows what’s best for you and for your relationship with God.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

