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Forgiving As We Have Been Forgiven

Wednesday July 26, 2023

Jesus said that the greatest commandment is, to love God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind. And the second is like it, to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. When we accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour, God forgave all our wrong doing.  Through prayer and reading the Scriptures, we begin to grow in our loving relationship with God and our hearts were filled with thanks for all that He had done for us. 


Then he (Jesus) took a cup, gave thanks to God, and gave it to them. “Drink it, all of you,” he said; “this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:27-28 GNT)
We know about God’s great love for us and our love for Him, but how do we feel about loving our neighbour, especially a person who has harmed us?  To teach us about forgiving as we have been forgiven, Jesus told a story about an unforgiving servant. This story tells of a servant who was unable to pay a huge debt he owed to the king and the king generously forgave the debt he owed.  Then he went out and met a fellow servant who owed him a small debt in comparison.  This servant who was forgiven was unwilling to forgive his fellow servant and had him put in prison. The king was not happy when he heard this and had the servant who would not forgive put in prison where he was turned over to the torturers.

And Jesus concluded, “That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”  (Matthew 18:35 GNT) 

Because of God’s great love for us Jesus came into the world to pay our sin debt and restore our relationship with God.  Jesus taught that we are to ask God to forgive our wrongs as we forgive those who have wronged us. If we are unwilling to forgive those who have wronged us, how can we expect God to forgive us?

And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done. (Mark 11:25 GNT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I confess that I struggle to forgive those who have harmed me.  In Your mercy, fill me with the grace to forgive others as I have been forgiven by You.  Amen

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