Forgive?

Nothing happens without forgiveness.  You cannot maintain a single human relationship without the continuous flow of forgiveness.

The same should be emphasized with regards to our relationship with God.  How could we maintain some resemblance of fellowship without the continuous flow of grace and mercy?  

Our relationship with God begins from a place of sin and the absence of relationship.  Resolution comes from the compassion of God, shown through the passion of Christ, His death on the cross and the victory of His resurrection. On the basis of this gospel He offers forgiveness, a cancelling of debt and the subsequent freedom.

So we are faced with a crisis of the will: A decision to be made, a loss to be suffered.  Should we seek our own form of justice and revenge?  Should we seek compensation for those harsh words and unfair treatment?  Certainly, Jesus could not have realistically expected us to “turn the other cheek”, to allow someone to get away with their sin.

Matthew 18:32 and 33 shouts at us all, “You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’”

Enough said.