Condition

"If you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you," Matthew 6:14.

And if we don't, he won't. God's grace, by definition, is free. We can't buy it. Can't earn it. The free gift of God in Christ Jesus our Lord is eternal life. Forgiveness was bought for us at a phenomenal price by Jesus; he extends it to us freely by faith. But it's not unconditional. not. unconditional. Here's the condition: We forgive others because God has lavishly already forgiven us. And if we don't, he rescinds our forgiveness. Like that one king who reimposed his sentence on the guy that wouldn't forgive. It's that simple. Repent. He's serious about his kids imitating him.

We meet with a brother or sister today extending to each other forgiveness for having crossed the line. And together we give thanks to Christ for paying the price of our redemption.