'The Necessity of Forgiveness' - Matthew 18:34-35

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[Talking about being forgiving, Jesus continued,] "Then the angry king sent the man [who had been forgiven a great debt but hadn't forgiven a much smaller owed to him] to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
"That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart."

—Matthew 18:34-35 NLT

Key Thought

God is gracious and merciful until he finds those to whom he has freely dispensed mercy and they withhold it from others. The key principle of mercy and grace is this: It must be shared when it is received or it is never appreciated, and furthermore it will be taken away. God is very angry with an unforgiving, unmerciful, and uncharitable heart. So let's be gracious and tender and kind. Let's do it without regard to social or financial status or racial heritage or ethnic origin or political preference. Let's do it simply because God's first done it to us!

Today's Prayer

Holy God, please help me to be more merciful with those who stumble. Please help me to be graciously, yet firmly, persuasive with those who refuse to forgive, helping them see the need to be gracious. Please give me a sense of balance so that I may know, celebrate, and proclaim your mercy in its radical glory. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

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