Living the Message

Today, Pastor Jason talked about one of Jesus' last words on the cross... "Father, Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." We read the context of these words in Luke 23:32-41 and saw that Jesus said these words in the midst of being sneered, mocked and spit upon. Jesus forgives these awful, hateful things and it might make us wonder what we did that was so bad that needs to be forgiven. But we have a tendency to want to make our own rules for our lives which drives a wedge between us and God, and for this we need to be forgiven. And the good news is that God forgives everyone who accepts this prayer of Jesus on the cross.