Welcome to the first Feminid podcast of 2026. This is Nancy Wilson. Thanks for joining me today. Back before

Christmas, I had a request to do a podcast on forgiveness. So we're going to start the new year with this always relevant topic of forgiving

others. We have plenty of examples in both the Old and New Testaments of forgiving others.

Consider for just one example, Joseph, forgiving his brothers of kidnapping him and selling

him into slavery. I imagine that had he not forgiven them, God would not

have restored their relationship, and Israel would not have been saved from the famine.

Joseph was an instrument in God's hand for great good, and when we are wronged, we must remember

to look at the big picture by faith. We may not be able to imagine how God can turn this to good,

but if we forgive those who wrong us, we are doing what we are commanded to do, and so we can

trust God to use our obedience for good. Our lives have many more examples of God forgiving us

than we do of forgiving others. Just think about that.

Psalm 865 says, for you, Lord, are good and ready to forgive and abundant in mercy to all

those who call upon you. God is ready to forgive and pours out his mercy on all those who call

out to him. This is very, very important.

When we have sinned, we must call out to him to forgive us. He's always ready. Are we always

ready when others have sinned against us? That is the question. But you might be thinking that

the person who sinned against you has not sought your forgiveness.

So how can you forgive him?

Well, it is true that forgiveness is a transaction.

We extend forgiveness and the one who sinned against us must receive it for it to be a completed transaction.

But we don't have to worry about that. We can't wait.

We must forgive in our hearts those who have wronged us. Then if they ever do come seeking our

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