Saturday, October 31

Forgiveness Invites, Obliges, Inclines and Encourages

Forgiveness invites us to return to God, obliges us to return to God inclines us to return to God, and encourages us to live in a state of amity and holy friendship with God, pleasing him and serving him in righteousness all our days.

— Thomas Manton
Works
(Worthington, Pa: Maranatha Pub), vol. II, 186