| Tuesday, March 05, 2013 Lenten Weekday | ||
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Matthew 18:33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?'
The question is: Do we realize that God has had mercy on us? I think sometimes that the sense of entitlement has become so deeply woven into our consciousness that we don't even realize how merciful God is with us. We usually give ourselves the benefit of the doubt and allow ourselves grace and mercy, thinking that of course we will do what is right and pay for what is wrong. Just like the servant told his master that he would repay the debt. Truth is he had no way to repay it, nor would he. He begged for mercy and perhaps for a moment even convinced himself that he would repay the debt. But I am sure that had he been allowed the opportunity to do so, he would not have. If he could or would, he would not have been in that situation in the first place.
Yes, I think we are great at fooling ourselves into thinking we are better that we are, and we don't see ourselves truly as God sees us, and so we don't know how much we have been forgiven.
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to better realize the grace and mercy that you have shown me and continue to show me. Help me to not fool myself into thinking I am something that I am not.
Amen
