SOMEONE ALWAYS PAYS

By Tim Keller- DAILY DEVOTIONALS BY PASTOR BILL MUIR

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“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay [all that I owe you].’ Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.”
Matthew 18:26-27
 
Forgiveness means giving up the right to revenge, the right to seek repayment [from] the one who [hurt] you. It must be recognized that forgiveness is a form of voluntary suffering.

Think about how monetary debts work. If a friend breaks my lamp, and if the lamp costs fifty dollars to replace, then the act of lamp breaking incurs [a] debt of fifty dollars. If I let him pay for and replace the lamp, I get fifty dollars. But if I forgive him for what he did, the debt does not somehow vanish into thin air. When [I] ignore him, I absorb the cost and payment for the lamp. (Either I will pay the fifty dollars to replace it, or I will [lose] the lighting in the room).

To forgive is to cancel the debt by paying it or absorbing it yourself. Someone always pays every debt.




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