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Excuse for them

Today’s Devotion
Topic: Excuse For Them
Text: Luke 23: 34a

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Amen.

Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to the crowd again. _But they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in Him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have Him punished and then release Him.” But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that He be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. So Pilate decided to grant their demand. He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will. (Luke 23: 20- 25)._

What did Jesus say to all these things? “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Really? After all the injustice? “He must have been an exceptional man”, you would say. And yes He is! But He was also teaching us how to forgive those who trespass against us. *One of the ways to do so is to give ‘excuses’ for their actions by saying to yourself “they don’t know what they are doing”.

The other is to assess the situation from a higher (God’s) perspective.

i. *EXCUSING FOR THEIR ACTIONS:* This helps you deal with the pain. You see, it hurts so bad to see how someone chooses to deliberately make you suffer for being so innocent. To think that all of this is being done on purpose to destroy you will make it so challenging to forgive them. But to give reasons or excuses for their actions; just like a mother would do for her teenager who feels so right in their error, will make it easy to forgive.

You know mum would always let go the hurt by saying to herself, “this boy/girl is young and doesn’t know what he/she is doing”. So you see, excusing for them is a great way to forgive offenders just as Jesus did. However, there is a deeper secret. And that is to assess the situation from God’s perspective.

ii. GOD’S PERSPECTIVE: Now, this does not help deal with the pain, it helps us to actually forgive unconditionally. You see, a closer assessment of the trial of Christ from the more spiritual perspective, reveals that Jesus was not actually excusing for them after all. From that higher perspective, it becomes obvious that they really did not know what they were doing. They were fulfilling a course that God had permitted for the redemption of mankind. Jesus knew, but they had no idea. So as they tormented Him thinking they were getting rid of “one who was inciting a rebellion”, they were actually fulfilling some divine assignment.

Secondly, they had no idea that the devil was the ‘manipulator’ behind the scenes distorting their judgment regarding Jesus. Satan himself had thought that was the best way to ‘destroy’ Jesus and end the redemption plan. However, Jesus knew all these and so could easily forgive even the one whose hammer nailed Him to the cross.

So you see? In our own lives, we must apply these two principles to enable us forgive easily. Always give yourself excusable reasons why someone treats you so bad, just so you can deal with the pain and free yourself from their bondage.

Also, assessing the entire situation from the higher perspective that God knows why He has permitted these things your way makes it easy for you to forgive. This higher perspective also helps us identify who the real enemy (satan) is, so we don’t attack offenders for revenge.

Think about those who may be hurting or offending you right now. Make sure you do so from the godly position Christ has placed you. Forgive them and pray for their release from your heart. Also, ask God to help them to see things from the godly perspective as you do, so that they can repent and refuse to be the enemy’s tool box.

Always remember that although offences do not seek permission before knocking on your door, you can always excuse them off standing on the Word. After all, we are of a higher perspective, privileged to know that each offence is either a test or temptation. The decision to overcome or fall for them lies with the individual.

Choose forgiveness to obtain same from God. You know you need it.

Daily Devotion - 06/19/2018

How do you see Jesus

Seeing Jesus

The most important thing about us is what comes into our mind when we think about God. Anything that is not true about God is a lie, and entertaining idolatrous thoughts is not something we should do. All of us must answer this pressing question every day: “Who do you say I am?” When Jesus submitted this question to the apostles, the conversation necessarily moved past cultural speculation and community rumors. They had to own what they’d begun to make of the Man before them. Peter answered rightly. Judas probably wouldn’t have said the same thing, even though both had lived and worked with Jesus for considerable time at that point.

Like the men on the road to Emmaus, our hearts can burn as He opens up all the Scriptures to us. And like John the Beloved in exile on Patmos, we can learn things about Jesus so new and revelatory that we might not recognize Him for a minute—even after decades of discipleship and obedience.

Father, thank You for Your Son. Thank You for Your Spirit to illuminate truth to my heart. Help me believe the truth about who You are.

Daily Devotion - 04/10/2018

A Persistence Faith will move God to bring your Miracle

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
Matthew 9:27‭-‬34 KJV

Daily Devotion - 03/08/2018

Power in the name of Jesus

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers,

A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Acts 3:1‭-‬26 KJV
https://bible.com/bible/1/act.3.1-26.KJV

Daily Devotion - 03/05/2018

Speak of the wondrous deeds of God and activate more miracle

O give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord . Seek the Lord , and his strength: seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

Heis the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. He made him Lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord .
Psalms 105:1‭-‬17‭, ‬19‭-‬45 KJV
https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.105.1-45.KJV

Daily Devotion - 02/28/2018