d' First Word of the 7 last words of JESUS on the cross @ Calvary,
"Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
Questions:
Do u really believe God has forgiven ur sins?
Do u take time on a regular basis to confess ur sins so that
u might enjoy the freedom of forgiveness?
~Reflection~
It makes sense that the first word of Jesus from the cross is a word of 4giveness.
That's the point of the cross, after all. Jesus is dying so that we might be forgiven for our sins,
so that we might be reconciled to God for eternity.
But the 4giveness of God through Christ doesn't come only
to those who don't know what they are doing when they sin.
In the mercy of God, we receive his forgiveness even when we do what we know to be wrong.
God chooses to wipe away our sins, not because we have some convenient excuse,
and not because we have tried hard to make up for them,
but because he is a God of amazing grace, with mercies that are new every morning.
goody morny folks manghimuta una ko
whops padayon zha ko -yango²
As we read the words, "Father, forgive them,"
may we understand that we too are forgiven through Christ.
As John writes in his first letter,
"But if we confess our sins to him,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness" (1 John 1:9).
Because Christ died on the cross for us, we are cleansed from all wickedness, from every last sin.
We are united with God the Father as his beloved children.
We are free to approach his throne of grace with our needs and concerns.
God "has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west" (Ps 103:13).
from Amihan to Habagat What great news! ja³
Happy Easter to all of "US" ♥♥♥ have a nice celebration ..^♥^
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