An Unappreciative Heart
In Matthew 18:28, Jesus continues with the parable saying, “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’”
Do we show the same grace and mercy that has been shown to us for all that we’ve done against the will of God? Often, when we get into desperate situations, we try to find anyone who owes us a debt and we attempt to collect from them. We can be very harsh, demeaning and in many cases, worse than non-believers. The worse part is, that person owes us or wronged us is much less than what we have done to someone else. We can be so mean and vengeful to people when it is something pertaining to us while we always expect mercy and grace to be granted to us. Jesus commanded us to “do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.” (Matthew 7:12 NLT) We should not be so harsh and disrespectful with others. Remember, God forgave us of our evil desires, wicked hearts and disrespectful nature towards Him. It is only right that we extended the same grace, mercy and peace of God to everyone whether they have wronged us or not; especially those who are yet to know Jesus Christ personally.