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THEME: RECEIVE AND BE FULFILLED

DAY 23 OF30 SERIES (TUESDAY 14^TH MAY , 2024)

TOPIC: THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE:

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9

THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

Reflection Forgiveness allows God’s healing power to work in our lives. We explored how to forgive others, but what about forgiving ourselves? You must forgive yourselves as well; Don’t be hard on yourselves.

What Next?
Acknowledge your mistakes and ask God’s forgiveness. Remember, He is a God of mercy and grace. Replace shame and guilt with His love and acceptance. Focus on moving forward and becoming the person He created you to be.

Powerful Prayer Point:
“Lord, I confess my sins and ask for Your forgiveness. Help me release myself from the burden of guilt and shame. Fill me with Your love and grace and empower me to move forward in freedom. Amen.”

Additional Verses:

· Psalm 32:5 – “Then I confessed my sin to you and did not hide my iniquity; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

· Romans 8:1 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

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Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.