July 2, 2023
The Unforgiving Servant
- Tim Gates
Matthew 18:21-35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” (v35)
Many people are leashed up to anger, resentment and unforgiveness. We don’t really realize that we’re dragging this thing around through life and it’s causing some serious collateral damage in our relationships, damaging ourselves and maybe most importantly it’s smashing up the potential that God has for us in our one and only life.
Unforgiveness is unnatural for us. We don’t like to forgive because when someone hurts us, damages us, goes against us…our natural reaction is to hold a grudge in order to get even. When someone tells us we are supposed to just forgive them and release them, that flies into the face of every human instinct. Today God’s Word will show us the freedom and peace that comes when we forgive others.