“And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do." ~Luke 23:34 ESV
Powerful words from the Lord Jesus on the Cross. As He was
dying the most agonizing death possible, His focus wasn’t on Himself, but on
others. Jesus’ enemies had sentenced Him to death, lied on Him, spit on Him,
beat Him, and worse. Yet as Christ hung on the Cross He didn’t ask the Father
to obliterate and torment His enemies, He asked the Father to forgive them. The
love of God was flowing through His heart.
God has called you to let His love flow through you. People
have wronged you. People have hurt you. But put the shoe on the other foot. You
have wronged the Lord on many occasions. You have hurt Him several times. But
He always forgives you. Who are you to not forgive someone after all Christ has
forgiven you for? Let
it go in Jesus’ name and move on.
Thanks for posting this... so true. :) God bless.
ReplyDeleteVery nice as always and Jesus did forgive them. Thank you brother Armstrong
ReplyDeleteAmen! Bro. H.C., We are going to be offended many times before Jesus Christ returns. We must be a peace with this truth because we must forgive no matter how many times we are wronged. We should not take it personally by being sensitive but we should allow God to work through us so he can maybe perhaps save the individuals that offend us. We should want to show forgiveness since we desire our Heavenly Father to forgive us. Thank the LORD for Jesus Christ, who forgave us for our sins and we are free to let go! Thank you for sharing.
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