Luke 23:34 - Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."
Jesus was released from this planet to heaven when he uttered the words "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."
The same release is available to us when we forgive those who sin against us. We are released from the weight of our baggage created by the unforgiveness we are holding onto when we release those who hurt us.
Imagine someone that holds onto unforgiveness against every person that does something wrong to them. Imagine if that unforgiveness is represented by a phonebook. So when ten people have hurt this person they are now permanently carrying around ten phonebooks!
This would certainly be an uncomfortable state to be in and you can imagine the agony after a day, a week or even ten years of carrying such a weight. But as we forgive those who sin against us, we are putting each phone book down and leaving the baggage behind.
As we forgive we are made free! What a much better way to live!
Forgive and release!
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