Welcome to another day of life. In life we all make mistakes. We all will make mistake. Nobody on this planet is perfect and because we make mistakes those who we hurt the most have to be ready to hear sorry often. When a person says sorry that means that the action that the person has done is not repeated. When a person says sorry and yet do it again does that show that they are really sorry for what they did?
What about the person who you had to apologize to? Are they to much of a pain in the butt to even want to apologize to? Do they make it hard for you to apologize? I'll admit in the past when I've done wrong and I had to apologize to my wife about my actions she made it so difficult that I almost never wanted to say sorry. It didn't matter if the action was repeated or not, it was just hard to say sorry. If she did something wrong and said sorry I'm over it in a few minutes. As time moved on she learned what she was doing and changed her ways. I can apologize now without her rubbing it in my face. Or at least that's how I felt.
So because we make mistakes and mistakes will happen it's important that everyone have a forgiving heart. Think about this for a moment. Think of all the mistakes you have made in life. What if God didn't forgive you? What if God said, I had enough and told you to your face that you are not forgiven. Wouldn't it make you feel bad to the point where maybe you couldn't stop crying? Think of everything God has forgiven that you have done. What if you had a husband or wife that committed Adultery? Wouldn't you like to be forgiven by God? What if you committed fornication? Wouldn't you like to be forgiven by God. In today's world many and I mean many have forgotten what it means to have a forgiving heart. Many don't take serious what they have learned from the scriptures.
That is why the kingdom of the heavens has become like a man, a king, that wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. When he started to settle them, there was brought in a man who owed him ten thousand talents But because he did not have the means to pay it back, his master ordered him and his wife and his children and all the things he had to be sold and payment to be made. Therefore the slave fell down and began to do obeisance to him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay back everything to you.’ Moved to pity at this, the master of that slave let him off and canceled his debt. But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves that was owing him a hundred talents; and, grabbing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back whatever you owe.’
Therefore his fellow slave fell down and began to entreat him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay you back.’ However, he was not willing, but went off and had him thrown into prison until he should pay back what was owing. When, therefore, his fellow slaves saw the things that had happened, they became very much grieved, and they went and made clear to their master all the things that had happened. Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘Wicked slave, I canceled all that debt for you, when you entreated me. Ought you not, in turn, to have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I also had mercy on you?’ With that his master, provoked to wrath, delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay back all that was owing. In like manner my heavenly Father will also deal with YOU if YOU do not forgive each one his brother from YOUR hearts.
So if you expect forgiveness from God, shouldn't you also be forgiving of others? Look at the example of Jesus. His enemies had arrested him, illegally tried him, convicted him, mocked him, spat on him, flogged him with a whip with many thongs that likely had bits of bone and metal embedded in them, and finally left him nailed to a stake for hours. The Romans were involved in much of this. Yet, as Jesus was dying on that torture stake, he said to his heavenly Father about the soldiers who had impaled him: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
Isn't that an amazing display of forgiveness? Why can't you be the same? Why do you make it hard for someone to say I'm sorry please forgive me. Of course those who are hard in their hearts will look at this post and say that's not me and of course continue on their worldly ways. As for me, I will try and do my best to follow the examples given to me by those found in the scriptures. So with that, let me end by posting this scripture which is found at Isaiah chapter 55 verse 6-7 which states
Search for God, YOU people, while he may be found. Call to him while he proves to be near. Let the wicked man leave his way, and the harmful man his thoughts; and let him return to God, who will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will forgive in a large way.
Till tomorrow folks, have a great day
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