forgiveness

Matthew 18:21–35 NKJV

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

like the master in the beginning of the parable, Father God forgives us of everything.

we (all of us) are two people. we seem to grow in sin nature at the same time as we grow spiritually. Just like chemical dependency.

when we are thinking of our own guilt, we want forgiveness, when it comes to others we want to hold on to the wrongs of others as if we will get something extra at the end of it all. we may but it wont be what we want it to be.

how many of us remember some of the things we have been forgiven of?

have you ever sat down to think of the impact of the things that we have done and thought about how we have heart others.

many times we remember what we intended (or that we never intended).

most of the time we only remember how we felt when we were wronged.

we are never good as our own judges.

some of us have Unforgiveness in our hearts tonight!

because of unforgiveness bitterness seems to be present.

because of bitterness we sabotage current relationships are in Jeopardy.

expand on the above point.

do you need to forgive some things ?

what has been stopping from doing so?