I find it so hard to forgive someone when they've done some against me, whether its a small thing, or a massive thing. I've been angry at someone for being friends with my brother. I didn't forgive them in my heart for a while, because they're my friend right? Such a small thing, and I was so angry over it.
But, there on the cross, after being persecuted by the religious leaders for ages, after being whipped and brutally tortured, after so much agony, do you wanna know what Jesus says?
It's not what I would say, I would be screaming at them, telling them they're fools for killing the innocent man, the Lord of all creation. But no, 'Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for the do not know what they are doing." -Luke 23:24' How hard would that have been to say? After all that agony and persecution, father, FORGIVE them? FORGIVE them. I think this verse is overlooked too much, because its incredible.
'Forgive us our debts,
As we also have forgiven our debtors.' Matthew 6:12
Jesus forgave his murderers, shouldn't I forgive all of my debtors? Not just the petty things? I need this to radically change me.
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