Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
[3] It was the compassion of the King that led him to forgive the entire debt, not that the servant in the parable deserved the forgiveness. There are times when folks who need to be forgiven are not worthy. In fact, none of us is worthy, thus, it must be compassion that drives us to forgive, for if we were to wait until offenders are worthy, we will never forgive. The Lord of that servant in the parable, was moved by compassion, and, in tender pity, he forgave the entire debt.
But we must follow the parable closely, because even though the king felt pity for the one in question, he could only have forgiven the servant if he could afford to. In other words, after forgiving the servant of almost 150 million, the king did not go broke, because it is apparent that he had sufficient funds put aside to forgive the large debt, and yet, remain solvent. You just do not forgive 150 million, without having back- up to both fund the forgiveness, and yet remain in a liquid state.
Here is where many Christians, some with the best of intentions, often hit a bump in the road, for even if like the king in the parable, they might feel some compassion towards the debtor, they just can’t fund the forgiveness, and yet remain solvent. Some persons run very tight margins, for one reason or another, and therefore, when any money is owed to us, we may not be able to fund forgiveness, since the funds owed are depended on to pay for the car note, the mortgage, or even groceries.
Deuteronomy 15:1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lends ought unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!