Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV)
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Over the last nine devotions we discovered a lot about forgiveness, GOD’s love, mercy, grace, sin, apostasy and backsliding.

We discovered a lot about forgiveness and things related to it which are summarised here:

• What forgiveness is and that it is essential in our christian walk. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/22/forgiveness-part-1-2025-07-20/
• That we need to keep on forgiving when someone sins against us. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/23/forgiveness-part-2-2025-07-23/
• We should not harbour unforgivenness as this will be to our own detriment. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/24/forgiveness-part-3-2025-07-24/
• Forgiveness impacts our unity and relationship with one another. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/25/forgiveness-part-4-2025-07-25/
• That GOD and we who believe can forgive sins. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/29/forgiveness-part-5-2025-07-29/
• There is a sin that GOD will not forgive and who is likely to commit it. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/30/forgiveness-part-6-2025-07-30/
• That there is sin that leads to death. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/07/31/forgiveness-part-7-2025-07-31/
• What is falling from grace is and its consequences. https://missioncommunities.network/2025/08/01/forgiveness-part-8-falling-from-grace-2025-08-01/
• What backsliding is https://missioncommunities.network/2025/08/05/forgiveness-part-9-backsliding-2025-08-05/
• And how to avoid the last three.

Therefore let us be encouraged today that if we believe in Jesus Christ and keep letting Him be LORD of our life He will complete the work He started in our life. We are His sheep and we hear His voice, therefore let us be obedient to Him with a soft and teachable heart:

• “John 3:16-21 (NKJV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. [17] For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. [18] “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [19] And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. [20] For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. [21] But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.””
• “Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;”
• “John 10:3-5 (NKJV) To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. [4] And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. [5] Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.””