Forgive, for I already punished him
王山夆-104352 04/09 31454.0/1
We all experienced some hurt from other people, some was done intentionally while some not, some hurt was serious while some minor. I was hurt hard by some people years ago. I have already forgiven, I believe. But occasionally, I still felt a sense of bitterness , and want to see they got punished.
On the Easter weekend, I heard a voice from the God " I have already punished them. Forgive. "
I have been pounding on this, what does this mean? Did God actually put the punishment on them? Or did God just put the punishment on Jesus, the Lord who sacrificed himself for our sin on the cross?
I raised my eyes and saw Jesus was nailed on the cross. He said to the father , “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34a NLT) "them" includes everybody, including you, me and him, not only the people who crucified Jesus on the cross.
Sin is a dark power. No one could escape the punishment of sin. Nobody could ever has peace and enjoy his life in sin.
But by believing in Jesus, the lord who died for our sin on the cross, one can break the chain of sin and enter the presence of God!
God bless.
Bible verse,
Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:7-8 NLT
