We are all in jail and forgiveness is like God's master key.
This key frees us from the imprisonment of God, the offenses of others, and also frees those whom we have imprisoned for our unjust treatment.
However, the greatest difficulty is remembering that we are all guilty and begin in the same prison. When our chains are broken and the cell doors are flung open to us, our first instinct is to run free..."Hooray, I've been forgiven!!" I'm sure you would agree that it would be rather shameful to ignore the desperate clamoring of the other inmates as you escape with the key.
Herein lies the struggle. As we make a hasty exit from this dreadful bondage, there are some prisoners we deem more worthy of freedom than others, although we know all should be freed.
So to be honest, sometimes we are moved with compassion to forgive and in other instances we are compelled by bias. Jesus said "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (Matt 6:14) I enjoy my freedom, so I must remember to always give away the Master's key.
This key frees us from the imprisonment of God, the offenses of others, and also frees those whom we have imprisoned for our unjust treatment.
However, the greatest difficulty is remembering that we are all guilty and begin in the same prison. When our chains are broken and the cell doors are flung open to us, our first instinct is to run free..."Hooray, I've been forgiven!!" I'm sure you would agree that it would be rather shameful to ignore the desperate clamoring of the other inmates as you escape with the key.
Herein lies the struggle. As we make a hasty exit from this dreadful bondage, there are some prisoners we deem more worthy of freedom than others, although we know all should be freed.
So to be honest, sometimes we are moved with compassion to forgive and in other instances we are compelled by bias. Jesus said "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." (Matt 6:14) I enjoy my freedom, so I must remember to always give away the Master's key.
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