You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ (Matthew 18:32,33)
Wrong Headed
We have examined this servant before. His boss calls him wicked. Usually, we withhold that title or description for someone who has observably done something harmful, nasty, or unrighteous.
We look for external signs before we declare someone wicked. Intentions do not usually earn that title. Plans that are not carried out are usually not called wicked. Unhealthy emotions are not usually called wicked until someone acts on them.
But this servant was called wicked for something less visible.
He was called wicked for not forgiving.
He was, and this is hidden in the original meaning of the word “wicked,” wrong headed.
We see that wicked servant and we know that he is wicked. But we are no more eager to forgive than he was.
Let us get our heads the right way.
Forgive, like the most holy righteous perfect person in the universe does. Have heads like Christ.