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Mercy triumphs over justice!
Posted by Lev/Christopher on December 30, 2008 at 10:16am in Inspirations / Devotionals
Matthew 18:32-35 Then his master, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
In the parable of the unmerciful servant, the servant mistakenly thought that he could demand justice from another servant all the while asking mercy for himself from the king. When the king found out about this servant's awful behaviour, he became enraged and said to him "You wicked servant, I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to; couldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?" He then went on to hand the servant over to the tormentors. Jesus closes this parable by saying that this is how our Heavenly King will treat each of us unless we forgive our brother from our heart." Ugggh. Harsh words. But Yahweh will not put up with us desiring mercy for ourselves, while we lack forgiveness for others and desire judgment upon them.
It's natural for us to desire judgment upon those who continually wrong us. But we, as believers, have to remember that judgment against others is Yahweh's privilege alone. We are not to judge or wish judgment upon others. We are to pray for Yahweh's mercy upon them in salvation.
Has someone offended or hurt you today? Let's choose to forgive and pray for their salvation. Blessed is the man who overlooks an offense!
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Reply by Rebecca (Rivkah) McFarland on December 30, 2008 at 1:06pm
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Reply by Rebecca (Rivkah) McFarland on January 3, 2009 at 5:17pm
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Reply by Lev/Christopher on January 4, 2009 at 2:27am
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