"Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21). We can be thankful for many of Peter's interactions with Jesus. Through Peter we can see ourselves. And through Peter Jesus would give a demonstration of forgiveness that transcends human nature. The natural tendency is to hold a grudge. It sounded like Peter was counting his grudges up to seven. Thank God, that in Christ, we can stop counting.

Jesus wants his people to have a heart of forgiveness. Forgiveness is a very unnatural thing to do. The natural remedy is to construct strong defenses. Strong defenses and potent armaments do well in the warfare of this world, but we are called to a different war altogether. Our battle is a spiritual battle. We win when we bow to Jesus.

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