In Matthew 18, Jesus reveals more of the eternal Kingdom Principles of life and how we are to reflect Him and His Kingdom while on earth. We enter His Kingdom by repenting and humbling ourselves before the King submitting to His Kingship and authority. Like a child, we are to be fully dependent on our Father for everything in our lives, trusting Him wholeheartedly. We are to live different and look different than the world around us. The world is full of division and hatred. Jesus calls us to forgive, make amends, live united, and love like Jesus. When we repent from our sins and turn to Jesus, He is faithful and forgives us fully from all unrighteousness. His death on the Cross covered all sins. We are fully forgiven forever when we run from sin and into His righteousness. We are loved unconditionally. We are in turn called to forgive others and love like Jesus. Forgiveness doesn't come from our own strength, it comes from the unconditional love and grace we receive from our Father. We trust and obey all He asks us to do in faith. Jesus' final prayer was that the world would know us by our love and unity. So let's show the world Jesus is alive as we pursue Him and His holiness with all our guts and every last exhale.
