1 Kings 21:17-29 / Matthew 5:43-48
There are many times when we wonder if horrible and wicked deeds can ever be forgiven.
Because to forgive the offender already requires so much of the letting go of the revenge.
Furthermore, if the offender is not remorseful or repentant of his evil and wicked deeds, then does he even need to be forgiven?
For all the evil and wicked deeds that king Ahab and his wife Jezebel committed, it would be very difficult to forgive them.
It would have to be an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
But just because king Ahab showed some repentance, God was ready to forgive him.
God’s mercy and forgiveness is as difficult to understand as to why some people commit evil and wicked deeds.
But God’s mercy and forgiveness will be necessary to overcome evil and wickedness.
The teaching of Jesus about loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us is also difficult to understand.
But when we start practising it, then we will know the power of God’s mercy and forgiveness over evil and wickedness.