Volume 65 December 2026-January 2026 : Mokanoki
God Will Compensate You
Author : Russ Molosiwa
This is a new year I must conclude this topic of forgiveness. By now if my articles has not assisted you to acquire the freedom we all so much need, I do not think they would ever do. The Lord`s Prayer is found in Matthew 6. In verse 12 Jesus says, “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”. I only noticed lately that when God talks about debts, He`s not just talking about monetary debts. He`s talking about the times when people hurt you, the times when people do you wrong. God refers to that as a debt because when you are mistreated, you may feel you are owed something.
Human nature says, “I was wronged. Now I want justice. You mistreated me. Now you`ve got to pay me back.” But the mistake many of us make is in trying to collect a debt that only God can pay. The father can`t give his daughter`s innocence back to her. Your parents can`t pay you back for not having a loving childhood. Your spouse can`t pay you back for the pain he caused by being unfaithful. Only God can truly pay you back.
If you want to be restored and whole, get on God`s payroll. He knows how to make things right. He knows how to bring justice. He`ll give you what you deserve. Leave it up to Him. Quit expecting people to make it up to you. They can`t give you what they don`t have.
Jesus told a parable about a man who owed ten thousand talents (see Matthew 18:23-35). And the Scripture says, “He could not pay” (18:25). It doesn`t say that he didn`t want to, but that he could not. He didn`t have the means to pay. If you`re always looking for people to pay you back for the wrongs they`ve done, you will lead a life of frustration.
I`ve seen more than one person go through a bitter divorce, start a new relationship, and then make the mistake of trying to make the new person pay for what the previous spouse did. They`re always trying to collect a debt, and it ends up ruining the relationship. Don`t punish the person you`re married to now for something that happened years ago in another relationship. They can`t pay you back. Get on God`s payroll.
When you get on God`s payroll, He`ll make sure you are well compensated. If you would let people off the hook and stop thinking they owe you something. Your life would go to a new level. They may have done wrong, and it may have been their fault, but it`s not their fault that they can`t pay you back.
If you spend your life trying to get from them what only God can give, it will ruin that relationship, and the sad thing is, you`ll take that same problem into the next and the next and the next.
When you see the person who did you wrong, stamp the account paid in full in your imagination. It`s very freeing to say, “Nobody owes me anything. They may have hurt me, they may have done me wrong, they may have stolen my childhood, they may have cheated me out of money, but I`m not looking for people to pay me back. I`m on God`s payroll. The good news is, God never misses a payment.”
Mark your accounts paid in full. Let it go. God will settle your cases. Forgive so you can be free. Forgive so God can pay you back double.
Many airlines now charge you for baggage. It`s the same way in life. You can carry around baggage, but it will cost you. You can carry unforgiveness, but it will cost you the day-to-day happiness and joy you desire. You can carry bitterness, but it will cost you peace. You can haul that bag of “They Owe Me Something” around with you, but it`s not free. If you do it long enough, there will be a very heavy price. It will keep you from your destiny.
You may say those who have hurt you don`t deserve to be forgiven. Maybe not, but you do. It you don`t forgive them, your Father in heaven can`t forgive you. Why don`t you let go of the baggage? Why don`t you mark some accounts paid in full?
That`s it Ladies and gentlemen I have said a mouth full about forgiveness. You know what to do. Remember forgiveness is a process. Is done over a period so you should have started last year. Is not too late you can start the process now. God Bless yours truly Mokanoki!