DCLM Higher Everyday 9 July 2025 — Forgive All Faults

Topic: Forgive All Faults

Text: Matthew 18 : 15-17

15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Key Verse: “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother” (Matthew 18: 15).

Message

It was John L. Mason who said, “There are two marks of a Christian: giving and forgiving.” Joseph was only 17 years old when his jealous brothers sold him into slavery. Then as a servant in Potiphar’s house he was falsely accused of assaulting Potiphar’s wife, and thrown into prison. He suffered persecution from his brothers and his boss for righteousness sake, yet he forgave every offence against him. Alexander Pope (1688-1744), the English satirist in his work, “An Essay on Criticism” wrote the famous axiom, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” The desire of Jesus Christ is that we forgive all faults and this was clearly expressed in Matthew 18: 21-22 when Peter asked Christ, “Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? till seven times? and Jesus responded, “I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.” Jesus wants us to always forgive.

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Our goal is heaven and to make heaven, we must lay aside all bitterness, wrath, anger, vendetta, and offences. We should forgive all faults wholeheartedly like Joseph.

Quote: Forgive all faults wholeheartedly.

Challenge: Forgiveness has never been easy.

Prayer for today: Lord, give me grace to forgive every offence against me.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)