The Unforgiving Servant - The Debt That Holds Us

Peter came to Jesus with what he thought was a generous question. How many times must I forgive? Seven? Jesus answered, not seven, but seventy times seven. Then he told a story that has been breaking open proud hearts ever since.

Micah Thompson walks through the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew eighteen. A king cancels an impossible debt of ten thousand talents. The forgiven servant walks free. Within minutes, he finds a fellow servant who owes him a hundred silver coins and chokes him for it. The king hands him over to the jailers.

The parable asks a single piercing question. What is the debt you are holding that has become your god. The first servant received a cancellation that never reached the inside of him. His ledger changed but his heart did not. The same warning belongs to anyone who has sung about amazing grace on Sunday and refused to forgive a small debt on Monday.

A twenty minute devotion for anyone carrying an unforgiveness that has become part of their identity. The king who canceled ten thousand talents is canceling yours right now. The question is whether you have understood what you have been forgiven.

Chapters:
(00:08) The Question That Opened the Parable
(01:00) Seventy Times Seven
(01:40) The King's Impossible Debt
(03:23) The Wicked Servant
(05:01) The Jailers and the Warning
(06:31) The Heart Behind the Ledger
(07:49) Joseph Wept
(09:56) Freedom Over Fairness
(15:35) A Prayer to Begin Again

Series: Parables Extended
Host: Micah Thompson
Show: Jesus 24/7

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