SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN - ANNE GIRDHARIE

"Jesus Said To Him, 'I Do Not Say To You, Up To Seven Times, But Up To Seventy Times Seven.'" (Matt. 18:22 NASB)

Peter Had Asked Jesus The Interesting Question Of How Many Times Must I Forgive The Same Person For Doing The Same Bad Things To Me? Peter Then Had Suggested Maybe Up To Seven Times. But Jesus Answered, "No, Not Seven Times, But Seventy Times Seven." That's 490 Times. And That's All In One Day, Because God's Mercies Are New Every Morning. The Message Bible Says: "Jesus Replied, 'Seven! Hardly. Try Seventy Times Seven.'" Why Would Jesus Expect This Of Us? It Seems Impossible To Do. But Jesus Wasn't Just Talking About Us. He Was Teaching Us About God's Ability And Willingness To Forgive.

He Would Never Tell Us To Do Anything That He Wouldn't Do Himself. If We Sin Against God Seventy Times Seven And Ask Him To Forgive Us, He Will. We Think God Would Tire Of Us And Refuse To Let Us Try Again. But God Is Awesome And Will Do It. Now He Is Saying That Because We Are So Forgiven, We Are To Forgive Others In The Same Way.

Thought To Take With You:
God Will Forgive Me Unconditionally. I Now Will Forgive Everyone Else The Same Way I Have Been Forgiven In Jesus Name, Amen.
Scriptural Text: 2 Corinthians 2; 1 Cor 1; Proverbs 17, 18; 2 Cor 2

ANNE GIRDHARIE
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