Jesus
did not only pray for Elohim, God to forgive His offenders but further realized
and also sincerely stated the reason why He wanted God to acquit them of their
wrong doings. Jesus said, “they do not
know what they've done.” He didn't focus
on His pain, neither did Jesus focus on the shame He suffered, their ridicule
and mockery of Him, the grave injustice towards Him or the abandonment by His
disciples. He did not go into detail
with the events of His sufferings. It is
this mind and this heart we must endeavor to possess as victims. This is the reason why whenever we find
ourselves in the victim position, not to permit the root of bitterness to enter
our hearts. This evil passion of
bitterness, of anger, of revenge will prevent us from possessing the heart and
mind of Christ. “In your
relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus”
Philippians 2:5 - New International
Version (NIV). Therefore our challenge and our goal as victims will be
to forgive our offenders and also pray unto our heavenly Father to likewise
forgive them. This is a forgiving
heart.
Copyright by Pro Type. An excerpt from A Forgiving Heart. Book available at Amazon.com in both paperback and kindle.
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