"Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him. Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, 'I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." (Luke 17:3-4 LBT)
Three strikes and you're out is the rule in baseball not in life and certainly not when it comes to extending forgiveness. Most of us probably do well with a first-time offense. That numbers significantly decreases as the offenses increase. Question: when it comes to extending forgiveness, what is your number and would we like that same number extended to us? Forget the number! Let the words of our Savior's model prayer loom large in our hearts and minds. "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us!"
PRAYER: Lord, help us! Lord, please help us! Amen.
Matt 18:21-22. . . .At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, "Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?" Jesus replied, "Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven. MSG
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