| Memorise: “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” (Matt 18:32)
Read: Matthew 18:23-35 |
| “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” (Matthew 18:32). One powerful bait that is destroying the church today and putting many into Satan’s trap is unforgiveness. If you still harbor unforgiveness, bitterness or grudges against anyone, especially fellow believers, you are treading on very dangerous grounds. Let us learn from today’s reading.
The first thing that unforgiveness does is that it changes your name in a negative way. It is good to have a name change. In fact, until you change your name from sinner to saint, you can never partake of Abrahamic covenant blessings. The father of faith had a name change from Abram to Abraham, his wife from Sarai to Sarah; his grand son from Jacob to Israel.
Here, their new names brought Heaven’s favour, broke barriers and caused them to fulfil destiny. But when your name is changed because of unforgiveness, it works against you on every side, and puts your trip to your destiny in reverse gear. The Lord called this unforgiving servant a wicked person. That changed everything! If you are wise, you will be very concerned about what the Lord calls you. The name the Lord calls you is what Heaven calls you. The name the Lord calls you is what will determine how the Heavenly hosts and the satanic forces will relate with you. If you cannot forgive someone who offended you, God calls you a wicked fellow. The terrible thing about this is that, that fellow would be judged like anyone who never knew God. Apart from unforgiveness, maltreating fellow believers, using your position or office to intimidate, oppress and deny them their rights, make you a wicked fellow. Refusing to feed the flock and cater for them as expected by the Lord, but leisurely spending your time to the detriment of the sheep makes you wicked. Lodging workers salaries in fixed deposits, so that you can earn some interest for yourself, at their expense, makes you wicked. Inability to call a spade a spade just because the offender is of the same tribe makes you a wicked person and puts you under divine curse. Knowing the right thing to do but deliberately refraining from it, makes you a wicked fellow. Are you branded wicked by Heaven? Repent and restitute your ways today. |
| Ask God to destroy every root of wickedness in your life. |
