Forgave Him

 His Debt

 

 

For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were great distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’

 

Matthew 18:23-33

 

Whatever our sin God will forgive. No matter how bad our story is, God will forgive us. When someone tells us how bad they were, we can usually identify and say, “I did that too.” The point is, all sin is blameworthy and requires God’s forgiveness.

 

Do not be ungrateful. Be gracious and show mercy.

 

We can show mercy to others because

 God has shown mercy on us.

 

Our Daily BreadAugust 4, 2006