Wake up and forgive.
Matthew 18
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[f]
23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents[g] was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[h] He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
I woke up this morning agree at a man that I had trusted that had failed me, lied to me and my family, stole from me, and damaged my home. I was angry that my own cousin had this man as a friend on her face book page. On my way to work I was praying and talking to God and suddenly this passage spoke to my heart. Instantly I began to speak out forgiving this person, although I am still agree, and will most likely never trust this person again. I can’t help but wonder if I have really forgiven him. I hope that I can. When I ask Jesus to forgive me of so much more than anything this guy did to me, Jesus did without beating me up and asking me to return anything.
This is a wakeup call! Please even though someone wronged you. Forgive them. For me nothing anyone else can do to me could compare to just how much God forgave me for. I heard so many say I forgive them but can’t forget, I think that if we don’t really let it go and forget about it, we very well possibly have not forgiven them from our heart. That is what is commanded of us. From our hearts not our minds, or just from our mouth. How can we love someone if we are constantly reminded of how they wronged us? Love and forgiveness go hand in hand.
Forgive, Forget, Trust & Love, these are the things that come with really forgiving from the heart.
Lord I forgive all, will forget all, will trust & love again.
Thank you Jesus!
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[f]
23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents[g] was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' 27The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28"But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[h] He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
I woke up this morning agree at a man that I had trusted that had failed me, lied to me and my family, stole from me, and damaged my home. I was angry that my own cousin had this man as a friend on her face book page. On my way to work I was praying and talking to God and suddenly this passage spoke to my heart. Instantly I began to speak out forgiving this person, although I am still agree, and will most likely never trust this person again. I can’t help but wonder if I have really forgiven him. I hope that I can. When I ask Jesus to forgive me of so much more than anything this guy did to me, Jesus did without beating me up and asking me to return anything.
This is a wakeup call! Please even though someone wronged you. Forgive them. For me nothing anyone else can do to me could compare to just how much God forgave me for. I heard so many say I forgive them but can’t forget, I think that if we don’t really let it go and forget about it, we very well possibly have not forgiven them from our heart. That is what is commanded of us. From our hearts not our minds, or just from our mouth. How can we love someone if we are constantly reminded of how they wronged us? Love and forgiveness go hand in hand.
Forgive, Forget, Trust & Love, these are the things that come with really forgiving from the heart.
Lord I forgive all, will forget all, will trust & love again.
Thank you Jesus!
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