Matthew the apostle wrote how Jesus said, “Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants, And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made”, and in chapter eighteen and verse twenty-six of his book, Matthew shares how Jesus said “Lord, have patience with me” where we read:
The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying,
Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.
The verse reads, “The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, ...”. Matthew began with the words, “the servant” or “the slave, bondman or man of servile condition” “therefore” which means “then, accordingly, consequently and these things being so” “fell down” or “descended from an erect to a prostrate position”, “and worshiped him” which means “and gave homage, reverence and adored the king”. Matthew shared how Jesus said the “man who was in such great debt” prostrated himself before the king and began to “reverence and adore” him.
The verse continues, “... Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.” Matthew added the word, “Lord” or “the man's person to whom thing belongs about which he has power of deciding, and his master and king”, “have patience” which means “be of long spirit, do not lose heart and be enduring, mild and slow in avenging” “with me” or “with the servant who was in debt”, “and I will pay you all” which means “and the servant would pay off, discharge and produce everything he owed”. Matthew wrote how Jesus said the indebted servant begged the king to be long-suffering with him and he would repay everything.
When we meditate upon Matthew's words in this verse, we see how this servant was in way over his head. He owed a debt that he could not pay, and he, his family and all his goods were to be sold to repay what he owed. He begged the king as he “worshiped” him to be patient with him, and he promised to repay his debt. Every person is in debt to God, and if it were not for Jesus paying the price for their sin, there is no other way the debt could be paid. God wants everyone to come before Him with what they owe, yield their lives to His Son Jesus as their personal “Savior and Lord”, and all their debt will be paid in full. Those who read these words should “fall prostrate and worship” Almighty God through His Son Jesus and allow themselves to be “debt free” today.
Next time Matthew shares how, “the lord of that servant was moved with compassion”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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