Worthy Brief - August 5, 2026 Stop counting what mercy has already covered! Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Peter's question is honest. It rises from a heart trying to obey God while still feeling the sting of repeated offense: How often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? In other words — where is the limit? At what point have I done enough? Peter even offers what sounds like a generous number: "Up to seven times?" In the Bible, seven carries the idea of fullness and completion. Peter may have thought he was stretching mercy to its outer edge. Forgive once, yes. Twice, perhaps. But seven? That sounds complete. That sounds mature. Yeshua (Jesus) answers, "Not up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." He is not handing Pete...