Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Matthew 18:21 – 22
What Jesus was telling Peter was that there was to be no limit on forgiveness. God has freely forgiven us of all our sins because it is His nature to forgive. Jesus paid the price for that forgiveness almost 2000 years ago, (2 Corinthians 5:21) but God had forgiven us before the foundation of the earth. (Ephesians 1:4) The price for our forgiving others is the same price that was paid for our forgiveness. What we have freely received, we must freely give. (Matthew 10:8)
We must purpose in our hearts to forgive even before the offense takes place. That’s what God did with us. Once we have set our hearts to forgive, it makes it much easier to forgive when the offense takes place. Set your heart to forgive everyone who cuts you off on the interstate, now, before it happens. Forgive everyone who will ever slight you, right now. Forgiveness is to be a lifestyle for us because we have been forgiven so much.
Forgiveness brings freedom to the one who does the forgiving. Unforgiving people are bound by their unforgiveness. Forgive and be free.
Dan
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