Forgive Them Father For Know Not What They Do

Luke 23:34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." These the first recorded Words of Jesus uttered from the cross when He who knew no sin took on the sin humanity for us. If they would known what they were doing they wouldn't have crucified our Lord, proof that ignorance isn't proper excuse before God. Nor does it vindicate you on the day judgement only the Lord and his forgiveness of our sins can do that. Just to let you what love really looks like love is really nothing if it is not sacrificial, and you are never more like your heavenly father then when you love and when you forgive. So as his first mission on the cross he brings us back to his first labor of love for us, forgiveness. As the great singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill said, " If you they lied on Jesus then they will lie on you too, forgive them father!" Yet in the midst of his excruciating suffering, the heart of Jesus the heart of love was shown when he focused on others rather than himself. Here we see the nature of his love, it is both unconditional and divine. The baring of the cross by Jesus in being not guilty isn't possible without love and forgiveness for us being at forefront of his mind. So when you think of goodness of Jesus and the price paid on the cross you need to look at yourself and say when he was on the cross I was on his mind! Hallelujah!!!!!!