Forgiven Instead

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Matthew 6:14-15

Sure looks like after’s not too good of a sight here to me. There’s some trespasses and some forgiveness that now have been needed. I mean really, when it’s your community and your loved ones being affected like this, how would you feel? More importantly, how would you do. Some people would consider it the height of all crime to be the one who did nothing at all yet could still help. You know, that situation we saw just before where the people were in need of some aid and there probably weren’t enough Pharisees to all go around. Cause now there’s forgiveness needed for those that did them this way and not a single Pharisee here to be seen. I mean, that’s what happens when you break the so-called ethical violations. There’s just not enough left after the house has been cleaned to finally cover the need. At the end of the day, the wants have become needs as the Pharisees have lost their attention. Dealing with them in this way, has made them another one of the people who were in need of some aid. Sure, some still might have done less and some a bit more according to each’s own separate ability. What then of the people who had more than enough and yet did nothing to cover the needs. These are the ones to whom forgiveness is needed. If it was my community, I’d feel some sort of way, wouldn’t you. Then again, the Pharisees with their cute announcements and prayers have allowed it to happen. They are sort of like the enablers in this situation if you will. Neither one is entirely in the right and all are most certainly to be found in the wrong at one point or another. The only cure for this situation then is a multi-level perspective. Only by dealing with the Pharisees issues, can the people then approach those who have much and ask for those things that would help to cover the needs. That way, it holds them accountable while still allowing their help. Just be sure that when you forgive, you don’t like announce it loudly say to all in the temple or mention it by chance in one of your long-winded prayers. Yes, I know it sounds rather silly. Let’s just partner to help out the needs and pray that our God would continue to guide and provide. Then again, don’t let the bitterness that comes from it just fester and grow. That’s not incredibly healthy either. Once inside, it’ll do things like continue to sit there and fester and grow. Pretty soon, it’ll all come tearing out when you least expect it after all that time of your trying to keep it bottled up inside. Worst thing it can do is make you all sick. That’s why it’s better to deal with it between you and the Father at first before then trying to go and make the matter right with your brother or sister or townspeople. Perhaps the issue goes far beyond what you think. In that case, you might have to summon the Lord or just be content with the consult. Well, if I might make a suggestion, just try a relationship.