One of the lessons we learn from this parable is that you can be forgiven but still be in prison. Notice in this parable that true freedom is not just in receiving forgiveness but in allowing that grace to flow through us to others. The man in the story refused to allow his forgiveness to overflow to others, and as a result, he remained in bondage. This is what unforgiveness does to us. It puts us in a prison of our own making. But God wants to set us free.
