Forgive us Our

So far this week we have seen a man forgiven of a debt so big that he could never pay back. Then we saw that same man go and choke a man for a debt much smaller than the one he was forgiven for. Here is the picture our Lord was painting for us; you and I can never pay the sin debt that we have accrued in our life. The Lord Jesus went to the cross and paid that debt for us and forgave all our sins. The lord that forgave is a picture of God; the servant that had been forgiven of so much is you and I. The servant that refused to forgive his fellow man is you and I when we don’t realize just how much we have been forgiven for. The Tormentors, I think are sleepless nights, worry, ulcers, headaches and all kinds of health problems when we will not and do not forgive one another which gives us these problems.  When the Lords disciples asked Him to teach them to pray He said this in His prayer.  There is some “Give Us” in this prayer:

Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.

Some “Forgive Us.”

Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Some “Lead Us.” 

Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Forgive us as we forgive others. So God has forgiven you and me and we refuse to forgive others, why? They hurt our feelings and used our name in vain; come on get real what have you and I done to our Heavenly Father and He forgave us.  There was a young lady who went to the World’s Fair in 1982 in Knoxville Tennessee with her husband. They had left the fair and on their way home which was about 18 miles, a car crashed into them. EMT was called and they were taken to a hospital in Knoxville. Her husband was not badly hurt but she was in terrible condition. They had been hit by a drunken driver and she was almost killed but by the grace of God she lived. For a long time she just sat in her room, someone would have to feed her, bath her and keep her clean. She couldn’t walk and could do nothing for herself. She had to learn all the basics all over again. She had to learn to walk, to feed herself and many other things. But here is what she did, she found the man that had hit them that night and took him by the hand. She looked him in his eyes and told him that she forgave him of all. She forgave his $3,200.00 wrong to her and her family for she had never forgotten the 3 billion 820 million debt that she had been forgiven of. When you and I hold grudges, bitterness and unforgiveness in our hearts it destroys us. You may say I can’t do that what if Jesus had said that on the day they spit in His face, drove nails through His hands and beat Him until His entrails came out?  No this is what He had to say to that cruel bunch as they screamed unkind words to Him.

Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

And we refused to forgive our neighbor? I think it would be best for us to rethink that don’t you? Have a blessed weekend and think about what you have been forgiven of for and the price that was paid.  Just say thank you Lord for your blessings on me.