One of the greatest strategies of the enemy works through offense and unforgiveness

May 20th, 2025

By: David Hoskins

If the devil can plant offense and unforgiveness in your heart then he can establish a root issue that is set against your development.

Every offense that is suppressed and not confessed will eventually manifest.  

Hebrews 12:15 (NIV)

15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

Holding others in judgment rather than forgiving only hurts us and not our offender.  Do not be duped by this telegraphic plan of the enemy.  See it and reject it.  

Luke 6:37 (NIV)

Judging Others

37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.  

Mark 11:25 (NIV)

25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

When we give place to the enemy through offense, it becomes a weight that tries to do us in emotionally.  It is our responsibility and only our responsibility to remove the weight by forgiving our offender and giving the issue to the Lord.

Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Read this parable about the critical Importance of forgiving those who sin against us. 

Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV)

21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

If we choose to hold unforgiveness in our hearts, then we become the enemy’s playground, and the tormentors have a place to cause us great harm.  Those tormentors are the demonic realm.  Do not give them place.  

Unforgiveness is Sin!  Remove it from your midst and let freedom ring in your heart. 

James 4:7 (KJV)

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Be that tree that brings forth fruit in every season.

Isaiah 61:3 (NIV) …They will be called oaks of righteousness,a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.