"Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."

                            -Matthew 18:32-35

As a Christian, I have been forgiven of a debt that I could not possibly pay. Not only was the debt exceedingly large, but it was constantly growing. Every time I sinned, that debt was increased enormously. With no way of paying, I did the only thing I could: I prayed. I sought the Lord's mercy, and for some reason I'll never understand, He gave it to me.

Such forgiveness is virtually unheard of in this world. How many credit card companies do you suspect have ever canceled the balance on their most in-debt cardholder's account? Or how many car companies do you think have ever payed their customer's debt out of their own pocket? Not many, I'm sure. But that's what Christ has done for us. He didn't just cancel the debt; He payed for it with His own life.

After receiving such forgiveness themselves, it's mind-boggling to think that some Christians withhold their forgiveness from others. Nobody has ever done anything to us worse than what we did to the Lord (after all, we did put His Son on the cross). That's why the Bible tells us that if we don't forgive others, then God won't forgive us. Not only does unforgiveness show that we don't love that person with the love of Christ; it shows that we lack adequate appreciation for the forgiveness we ourselves have been given.

Is their someone in your life that you are still holding a grudge against? If so, take this opportunity to put it under the blood. Don't just forgive them; forgive them from your heart as Jesus commanded.