When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
-- 1 Peter 2:23
Such a descriptive phrase Peter turned: they hurled their insults. While Jesus hung from the cross - battered, beaten, struggling for each breath - the people who came to gawk taunted Him, cursed Him, jeered at Him. The people He came to save, the people He was about to die for, slung insults at Him as if flinging stones. And how did He respond?
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
We who follow our dear Savior and identify with His name should follow His lead by seeking forgiveness for those who hurt us, rather than revenge.
Father, forgive us, for we still seem to not know what we are doing. Amen.
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
We who follow our dear Savior and identify with His name should follow His lead by seeking forgiveness for those who hurt us, rather than revenge.
Father, forgive us, for we still seem to not know what we are doing. Amen.
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