12/4/22 "Forgive NOW!!"

12/4/22

5 Minutes of Focus 

"Forgive NOW!!"

When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, 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 NKJV 

When they came to the place called the Skull- another name for skull would be cranium or head. That's when they crucified Jesus...That's when they nailed Him to The Cross. It was a mental attack that turned physical.

But it was from there, in the midst of mental & physical suffering that Jesus asked forgiveness for those WHO HAD DONE THIS TO HIM, even though in that moment they were casting lots (gambling) to see who would get the very clothes He had on, leaving Him NAKED, violated.  

They violated Jesus by exposing the private parts of his body for all to see...And if you have ever been abused, then you know the humiliation,  the shame.

But still, Jesus asked that they be forgiven while He was still on The Cross able to feel EVERY THING they had done to Him. He didn't wait until the pain had subsided, or some time had passed.

No, Jesus asked that they be forgiven EVEN THOUGH, HE KNEW they would still do Him wrong. 

BELOVED,  It's time we were more like Jesus...It's time we stopped waiting to see if that person actually has changed and forgive them EVEN THOUGH THE CROSS- the pain of what they did is still visible. 

God forgave us when we were STILL sinners, STILL His enemies. See Rom 5:6-8 (NCV) According to Philip 3:18 AMP: When we reject or oppose His way of salvation, we are His enemies. 

So, If God could forgive us, knowing they we were His enemies and Jesus  ask forgiveness for those who had wronged him....Why can't we have mercy on those who have hurt us?

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy