Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Matt 18:21-35
21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
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[d] and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’[e]
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.”
Forgive because you are forgiven. Give grace because you've receive grace.
I may be wrong too. Just my own person opinion.
We shouldn't just keep proclaiming God's grace on us. So happy. Like my previous post, i feel we got to share with people.
Don't claim grace as your own. It's for everyone. God give the gift to you, is to bless others. Grace is given to you, so that you can give others.
Sometimes, it's the hardest to give, but as a child of God, you got to do it.
Always using the sentence, "but i am not perfect", is not always a good excuse. It just helps to make you less guilty when you sin. Don't feel that i am right? Think it through before commenting. Whenever you say you are not perfect, isn't it the best defence you have for yourself?
I just wanna share is that, don't keep grace for yourself. Share with others. Give to those that had offended you before. Don't just give grace to those YOU feel deserve grace.
Grace from God is for everyone.