We give grace because we’ve received
grace. Jesus shared a great illustration of this principle.
“Therefore, the kingdom
of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was
brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and
his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
“At this the servant
fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay
back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and
let him go.
“But when that servant
went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver
coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he
demanded.
“His fellow servant fell
to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient
with me, and I will pay it back.’ “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had
the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants
saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master
everything that had happened. “Then the master called the servant in. ‘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?’” (Matthew 18:23–33)
Don't miss God's grace and mercy. Give as you have
received.
Amen?
