Who should we forgive?

Let’s include three types of persons: the person who recognizes their mistakes, the person who doesn’t recognize their mistakes, and the person who continues to hurt you. If you want to see deliverance in your life, this is the moment to leave behind what happened because God will take you to a new land of blessing, forgive while you’re praying; forgive the one who asked for forgiveness and those who will never ask for forgiveness.

If we read the parable of the two debtors in Matthew 18, we see how the servant who has forgiven much, when leaving the presence of his lord, met his fellow servant who owed him a small debt and he refused to forgive him but instead sent him to prison until he could pay all his debt. Then, the lord, after finding out what happened, delivered him to the tormentors.

These tormentors are types of demons, and just like in this parable, many times we leave the presence of God, feeling forgiven and happy, but when we leave, we find our brothers who have offended us. We are unable to extend mercy and forgiveness; we feel that we have the legal right to collect that debt, even though Christ has already paid for us.

It’s important to understand that forgiveness is not the answer that you give to your offender, but it is the answer that you give God: forgive as He forgives you. We are all like this servant who didn’t deserve forgiveness, but even so, we obtain mercy. Forgiveness is our answer to God!