Lord help me to love all people! Help me to stand for the truth of Your Word and Your commands but in doing so to show compassion. I have been forgiven so very much and They know not what they do. You take no pleasure in the death of a soul created for Your glory.
Out of Your abundant love for mankind…You sent Jesus.
Holy Spirit enable me to be like Jesus, I cannot do it on my own. Help me to be Your hands and feet to a dying world.
Jesus tells Peter and the rest of His disciples that they should forgive continuously and without limit, just as God forgives them. The lavish nature of divine forgiveness requires the same response in human relationships—the point of Jesus’ parable. An astonishing turn of events. The servant, who received a far greater pardon, should have readily extended forgiveness to the debtor. Faithlife Bible.
The point is not to keep count at all, but to always be willing to forgive.
A talent was worth about six thousand denarii. Ten thousand talents would be sixty million day’s wages, a sum that would be impossible to repay. Thus Jesus graphically portrayed this man’s hopeless predicament. All of a Christian’s sins are forgiven and forgotten forever. But this parable illustrates the Christian duty to forgive others! NKJ Bible.
Matthew 18:22–35 (NKJV)
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 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. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28 “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!’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 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. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”
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