Healing through forgiveness

We are all wounded in this sin-marred world. No one gets out of here unscathed. We are let down, lied to, deceived , manipulated, abandoned, neglected and hurt often in this world and in many ways. These wounds leave scars. Scars tell stories. Stories matter. They’re key to unlocking healing. Jesus taught much on healing and shared many stories or parables to make huge impact by relating life giving truths in ways people could understand and relate to. Here’s a big one: Healing is directly tied to forgiveness. Jesus taught us to remember how patient God is with us and how through Christ your sins are forgiven “as far as the east is from the west,” according to Psalm 103:12 but in order to truly be set free we need to forgive those who sin against us.

Jesus taught this concept with big impact in Matthew 18:21-35. We would be wise to follow His teachings in this area and truly learn to forgive from the heart.

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. 25 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.

 26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

 28 “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.

 29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

 30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

 32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

 35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

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