Forgiving others ( Matthew 5 v 7 )

We have consider ,the request for forgiveness ,now let us consider the vital importance of forgiving others,yes we have a choice,to forgive or not to forgive.Our Lord teaches us,that being forgiven,  should bring a positive response from us.We rejoice that God forgives us all our sins,but are we prepared to forgive others? v 14- 15, tells of the consequences of not forgiving ,we put a barrier between God and us,God will refuse to forgive us.There are reasons why we feel we should not forgive,the hurt they caused you,the pain that you feel,they do not deserve to be forgiven.The fact is God could quite easily say the same thing to us .but He didn't, when we cried unto the Lord,He did not turn a deaf ear to us, He did not turn away from us. No He didn't, He forgive us,we see this illustrated right through the Bible, Nineveh,the place Jonah was sent to,to preach judgement,but when they repented of their evil ways God forgive them , our Lord forgive Peter ,our Lord forgive Paul the chief persecutor of  the early Christians.Such love by God in forgiving these people,requires us to in return to forgive those who have hurt us.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              He expects                                                                                                                                                  He requires,                                                                                                                                                       us                                                                                                                                                               to                                                                                                                                                               Forgive.