Forgiving has been a topic that has kept me busy. Not because I have been too willing to forgive, but because it made me realize just how separated from God I really am. When Scott mentioned during my church’s service that an indicator of a person truly walking with Christ is how quickly and easily that person can forgive, I immediately realized just how far away I have been from Christ.
I remember a time when I wasn't so resentful, but now that I am, I just can't find peace and be content with enjoying the beautiful things I now have in my life.
Another thing that has been hunting me is what Scott said about nailing our resentments to the Cross.
Nail it to the Cross, he said. That phrase has been with me again and again. I know it’s not literally, I understand it’s symbolic, but what does it represent? How do I nail it to the Cross?
And yesterday, it hit me. I remembered that I had once thought to myself that Christ’s sacrifice was not just dying for us, it was deeper than that. It was the way he died that makes an enormous difference. He died being judged, betrayed, hurt, broken, put down, laughed at, I mean, all sorts of terrible things where done to him… and he didn’t deserve any of them.
Nevertheless, at one point, just before his crucifiers divided his garments, He said: “…Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23: 34)
As these words -“…Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”- came to my head again I remembered that Jesus is the Way because He is our greatest example. That is the moment he nailed all of our sins, hurts, betrayals onto the Cross. Sometimes people tell you “be the bigger person” in a given situation. Well, that’s the moment Christ was the Biggest Person ever. That’s the moment when he was teaching us how to nail resentments to the cross. He was loving even then. He understood the nature of those who were hurting him and was praying, asking God to be kind to them, to understand them too.
I hope God gives me the straight to forgive as well. To let the hurts I have die on the cross instead of continuing to live inside of me. Nail it to the cross and leave it there, let it die and stop it from keep on hurting.
I remember a time when I wasn't so resentful, but now that I am, I just can't find peace and be content with enjoying the beautiful things I now have in my life.
Another thing that has been hunting me is what Scott said about nailing our resentments to the Cross.
Nail it to the Cross, he said. That phrase has been with me again and again. I know it’s not literally, I understand it’s symbolic, but what does it represent? How do I nail it to the Cross?
And yesterday, it hit me. I remembered that I had once thought to myself that Christ’s sacrifice was not just dying for us, it was deeper than that. It was the way he died that makes an enormous difference. He died being judged, betrayed, hurt, broken, put down, laughed at, I mean, all sorts of terrible things where done to him… and he didn’t deserve any of them.
Nevertheless, at one point, just before his crucifiers divided his garments, He said: “…Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23: 34)
As these words -“…Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”- came to my head again I remembered that Jesus is the Way because He is our greatest example. That is the moment he nailed all of our sins, hurts, betrayals onto the Cross. Sometimes people tell you “be the bigger person” in a given situation. Well, that’s the moment Christ was the Biggest Person ever. That’s the moment when he was teaching us how to nail resentments to the cross. He was loving even then. He understood the nature of those who were hurting him and was praying, asking God to be kind to them, to understand them too.
I hope God gives me the straight to forgive as well. To let the hurts I have die on the cross instead of continuing to live inside of me. Nail it to the cross and leave it there, let it die and stop it from keep on hurting.
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