The Forgiven Forgive

Matthew 18:25-27 tells the story of an employee who owed his employer a multimillion dollar debt. “And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.” Receiving forgiveness of a multimillion dollar debt requires the debtor to offer multimillion dollar forgiveness to those who owe the one who has been forgiven. God has forgiven us far beyond a multimillion dollar debt, so we should be patient with others and ready to forgive any hurt given to us.