Thursday, December 18, 2008

Forgive Part 1?

“When they came to the place called Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals-one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.”(Luke 23:33-34, NIV) The last thing Jesus taught was to forgive. He had been abused and rejected when He came to die in our place, yet He still chose to forgive. He could have forgiven us without a word, but Jesus chose to say it out loud. Is there someone you need to forgive today? Remember in order for us to receive mercy we have to show mercy! Jesus Christ Rocks I Love Him!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was teaching on this verse one day when a man asked me if I thought Jesus' forgiveness of those who crucified Him was effective in their lives. I said, "I don't know if it was effective for them, but I do know it is effective for me. It was me He was speaking to." This seemed to answer his question in a way he wasn't ready for.