Hadarah BatYah Special GiftWelcome to a brand new series here on the Set Apart Heart Blog called: “What would YOU do?” In this series we’ll talk about real life situations that occur, and how you would react to them. The goal is to be able to open up and share about difficult topics, and prepare our hearts and minds for how to deal with them – always keeping scripture at the forefront of our hearts. So welcome to the first instalment of “What would YOU do”.  I’ll be alternating between posts of this new series and the acoustic set apart music posts you know and love. I hope you’ll find this series to be helpful and practical – something that you can relate to in real life for your spiritual growth. OK so let’s get to it.

Imagine for a moment you are out on a walk enjoying some time with a person that you love and cherish. Take just a moment to picture that person in your mind right now…..

Seemingly out of no where, a complete stranger walks up to your loved one – and shoots them. Your loved one winds up dead.

How would you feel about that situation? How would you react?

Painful portraitIf you’re as human as I am, you would probably be feeling very angry about something like that. Forgiveness would likely be that farthest thing from your mind, and you would probably be feeling a lot of mixed emotion, confusion, and pain.

I pray that you have never nor will ever have to be in the midst of a situation like the one described above, but if it did happen, do you think Yahuah would expect you to forgive the stranger who shot and killed your loved one?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

How would you be able to chew and swallow the verse below?

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither shall your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14,15” 

Do you think it’s fair that Yahuah asks you to forgive in order to be forgiven?

woman with a serious faceWhat does it really mean to forgive?

Does it mean you forget everything that happened?

Is the slate wiped clean for the person who committed the sin?

Or does it simply mean that you let go of the pain?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this difficult subject in the comments below.  But first let’s take a quick look at the definition for the word “Forgive” in Hebrew.

The word “Forgive” in Hebrew is “Nasa” Strong’s H5375 and it actually means:

To lift… To bare up… To carry… To take.

Look at this verse where Moses is speaking to Yahuah about his people.

“Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.” Exodus 32:32

Now tell me the truth…. Can you imagine lifting, baring up, or carrying the person’s fault who took a gun and shot a person that you love? Would you be able to do that? Does Yahuah expect us to do that? Isn’t that what Yahusha our Messiah did for us?

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” Luke 23:34

Forgiveness is not an easy thing- not an easy thing at all. But the reality is, if this situation has never happened to you, it is happening to others, and sadly it could happen to you. So tell me, what would you do? I’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas, or scriptures on how you think you would act or react to this kind of situation in the comments below. Let’s talk.

-Hadarah BatYah

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