Please read Matthew 18:21-35 in preparation for this DWOD.

At a Pastors and Leaders Conference in 2005, the Lord used a seasoned minister named R. T. Kendall to touch my heart and shake me to the core.

“R. T.”, as he is affectionately known, delivered the most powerful message on forgiveness that I have ever heard in my life.

He shared story after story from his personal life and corporate ministry spanning more than four decades that resonated with me.

The story of Joseph forgiving his brothers (Genesis 45) was at the core of his teaching that night.

At the end of the evening, one of the prayer ministers laid hands on me and asked the Holy Spirit to minister to me. He promptly obliged!

A flood of emotions came bursting out of me. I found it difficult to stand as the Father’s love started washing over me to the point of being overwhelmed.

I lay on the carpet for at least 45 minutes, as the Great Physician performed radical heart surgery.

With every incision, every poke, every prod, I recalled many from my life whom I had not fully forgiven.

Slowly, but surely, I began to follow the process that R.T. taught that day.

As I released each person from the debts they owed me, I also released myself from the shackles that held me imprisoned in the depth of my being.

It was one of the most liberating nights of my life.

But it was only the beginning of a journey of forgiving, which continues to this day.

The revelations that R.T. shared that night are contained in his book “Total Forgiveness” which I would highly recommend to you.

The very first chapter of this book contains a summary of all that touched my heart that night in 2005.

You will be delighted to hear that Charisma House, the publisher, has made this entire chapter available for you to read for free. Just click here.

I look forward to hearing how the Lord used R.T’s message to touch your heart and perhaps even shake you to the core!