Re:Verse passage – Matthew 18:15-35 (day seven)
When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. vs 24
How much is 10,000 talents. One talent was approximately 20 years wages for a working class citizen. Just for fun, let’s see how much that is in the U.S. Dollar. Twenty years working $15 an hour for 2,000 hours per year is $600,000. That’s just one talent. This individual owed 10,000 talents: $6,000,000,000 in todays economy. That is 6 Billion with a “B!”
Why would anyone allow such a debt to accrue? That just seems like bad management. Why would the king even let it get to that point? It seems absolutely ridiculous until you realize what Jesus was saying. We have a debt on our hands that is incalculable.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
The wages of our sin has accrued a debt we cannot pay back. Yet, Jesus absolved it all. We are debt free. God tells us we are Better Together when our relationships are in order. We can find forgiveness with one another, because God has already forgiven us all.
Thank God for his amazing grace. I praise Him every day for his love and forgiveness. It brings peace and promise for the future. My time on this planet or growing short but like Paul said, ” Absent from the body, present with the Lord.” What a wonderful experience that will be.🙏