God forgives us, not some, but all of our iniquities, and heals all of our diseases. God has forgiven you of those things that you thought you never could be forgiven. But when things go wrong, it’s easy for us to forget how good God has been to us. This is often reflected in our relationship with people. We can easily forget the good things a friend has done for us when something goes wrong. We ought not to forget the times people have been a blessing to us, instead we should forget the times that they hurt us and remember those times they were good to us.
Sometimes some people don’t get healed or they miss out on God’s blessings because they refuse to forgive. Jesus gave an illustration of a man who owed his master a very large sum of money that he couldn’t possibly pay. He begged for mercy and his master had compassion on him and forgave him his debt. This same man was also owed a very small sum by a fellow servant whom he seized by the throat and insisted must pay his debt. When he begged him to have mercy and be patient until he had enough to pay him, he wouldn’t listen. Instead he threw him into prison. When their master heard what he did, he withdrew the pardon he earlier granted him and threw him in prison to be tortured (Matthew 18:23-35).
Sometimes we don’t appreciate how much mercy we have received from God. But when we do, we’ll find it easier to have mercy and forgive others when they’ve wronged us. The Bible lets us know that God no longer condemns us (Romans 8:1). Never let yourself become one who condemns others. Some people are used to seeing the best only in themselves and the worst in others. God doesn’t find faults in us any longer. Rather, He teaches us His ways and expects us to be loving, compassionate, merciful and forgiving, just the way He is.
