“So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened. Then summoning him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me” (Matthew 18:31-32).
In this age, there are many who will do whatever it takes for their self-interest but have little or no compassion others. This is one of the definitions of wickedness. There are those of this age who will take every advantage, but do so in order to accumulate for themselves fame and fortune. This kind of attitude may, for a time, gain what it is after, but it never succeeds in the end. It merely tears down and destroys others.
Lord, the wickedness of this age is all around me. I too have been infected. Lead me away from this wickedness to have compassion on all those whom I encounter. You care infinitely for each one of us and You have commanded that we love our neighbor as ourselves. We shall be known by the kind of attitude we show others. The Lord knows who we are and what will become of each one of us.
Lord, I do need Your grace and mercy for the many times that I have treated others poorly without caring about them. Guide me in the way of living the new life You intend for me. Help me to understand that things do not matter so much as I think, but people do. Lead me away from the wickedness of this age to live into the new life for which You have redeemed me. Keep me in the upward call of becoming like You, Lord Jesus. Amen.
