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Forgiving Others Series
Contributed by Allan Quak on Nov 1, 2018 (message contributor)
Summary: We regularly pray the Lord’s Prayer petition – “Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” But what are the practicalities of praying such a prayer? Especially when we have many reasons for not forgiving? This sermon wrestles with these questions.
So if you need that freedom … picture him.
There is a man, who is the Son of God, walking along the road. He has been beaten so severely His face is distorted – a man of sorrows from whom people are turning away in disgust.
This man, the King of the universe, has a crown of thorns pressed deeply into His skull. And the blood which is pouring from the punctures mixes with His sweat as He struggles under the burden of a heavy cross.
Now picture yourself going to this man – the man upon whom sin … your sin … has been laid. The man who will know first hand what it means to be crushed under the wrath of God. You go to Him and move the hair from His eyes. He looks at you. With all the compassion, mercy and love He has He says to you, “I am doing this so that you may be forgiven”.
There,
there at that moment,
is true freedom.
A freedom that allows you to give to others … others who have hurt, and abused, and disregarded, and taken for granted … the same gift of forgiveness that God has given to you.
Prayer
