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Text: Luke 23:34

Luke 23:34 KJV 1900

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

There was a lot that happened between Gethsemane and Golgotha.

There’s SO much more that happens before we even get to the cross

After this gruesome moment of prayer,

Jesus now is betrayed by his disciple with a kiss.

and after being betrayed, He’s taken away-

The next few hours were filled with pain and agony

Beginning before 6 am

Jesus was interrogated, beaten, spit on, mocked, scolded, and mistreated for several hours.

It’s crazy that he even made it to the cross, as bad as he was beaten.

He was blindfolded, punched, then told to prophesy about who hit him.-

He gets moved to face the Sanhedrian

Then gets handed over to Pontious Pilate

PONTIOUS PILATE ORDERS JESUS TO GET BEATEN.

so, THEY TAKE Cat’ o nine tails- the whips, with broken pieces of sharp bone and rock and beat him with it.

So that every time he was hit, flesh and bone came from his body.- It was a rough night church.

Then He has to face Herod-who sentences him to crusifixition.

They let a criminal go in His place by the name of Barabus.

They made Jesus take the place of this criminal .

They place a cross on Jesus’ back and he has to carry it up a hill-Church this was a gruesome scene and a long night and Jesus said not a word.

I’m sure Jesus was tired.

They beat him and they beat him

He was done badly.

A crown of thorns was placed on his head causing excruciating pain.

His lips were busted

His eyes were blackened

His hands were nailed

His feet were ribboned

He is now hung on a cross, placed between two theives- church this was a gruesome scene.

There was a sign on the cross that said “This is the King of the Jews”

He’s now hanging on the cross

Hands hurting from the nails drilled in them

Feet hurting from being ribbed

Back hurting from the lacerations

Head hurting from the crown

Body hurting from the beatings

He can barely see

He can barely speak

but he lifts himself up, takes a deep breath and the first thing that came out of his mouth was “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do”

Now before I get into the forgiveness part. I want you to understand that after everything He had gone through, he still had enough sense to call on the Father.

That After everything that he was struggling with

The pain

The grief

The hurt

The breathing.

He still had enough fortitude to say Father.

And if you want to make it through some rough seasons of your life, you have to have sense enough to call on the Father. But that’s not where I want to go.

He said Father Forgive them.

I want to give three points of reference.

The first point of reference is:

The Place in which HE said it:

You see most of the time, people do not forgive until the wounds have healed.

People do not forgive until time has passed.

People do not forgive until the emotions have subsided.

They do not forgive until time permits them.

The initiation of forgiveness is also the beginning of healing!!

You think that forgiveness starts after healing but really the healing starts after the forgiveness

He was not holding a grudge.

HE was not fighting or arguing.

I believe. He honestly wanted God to forgive them.

He really wanted God to let them off the hook. “Ill tell you why in a minute.”

and truth be told

we all have a them in our lives

one who lied on you

one who talked about you

one who misused you

one who did you wrong

But them is who pushed you to your purpose

The second point of reference is

The Persons for whom He said it

He said Father Forgive Them.

So many people wanted to know who “Them” was.

Them were the people who beat Him

Them were the people who lied on Him

Them were the people who let an innocent man be killed

Them were the people who plotted it

Them were the people who planned it

Them were the people who executed it

Them were the people who scandalized His name

Them were the people who did Him bad

Them were the people who hurt Him

Them were the people who messed Him over

Them were the people who ruined His character

He said Father forgive THEM. AS IN ALL OF THEM. AS IN NOT JUST SOME OF THEM BUT ALLL OF THEM I NEED YOU TO HAVE COMPASSION ON.

And some of you have some Them’s in your life.

Them did you wrong

Them lied on you

Them cheated

Them misused you

Them tore you down

Them talked about you

Them scandalized your name

But THEM ARE WHO HELPED YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE.

THEM DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE COVERED

THEM DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE GOOD

THEM DID NOT KNOW GOD PROVIDED

THEM DID NOT KNOW GOD PROTECTED

THEM DID NOT KNOW GOD HEAD

SO THEM WILL NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THIS LIFE

FATHER FORGIVE THEM.

AND THE LAST POINT OF REFRENCE IS.

The Purpose of which HE asked

HE said “Father forgive them” because they do not know what they are doing.

They didn’t know who HE WAS

They didn’t know why HE CAME

They didn’t know what HE WAS capable of

They didn’t know where HE CAME me from

They didn’t know HE put the bark in the dog

They didn’t know HE put the meow in the cat

They didn’t know that HE IS the alpha

They didn’t know that HE IS the omega

AND JESUS wanted their guilt to be transformed as innocence based on the lack of knowledge.

They just didn’t know.

So father forgive them, because it’s not their fault.

They thought it was for HIS PAIN

But they helped fulfill HIS purpose

They thought it was for HIS demise

but it was for their development

They thought it was forHIS wrongs

but JESUS let them do it to cover them from theirs.

They though HE was gone stay like this.

They thought HE wasnt gone com back from this

They thought HE was over

But thanks be unto God.

THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SAY

That we are all living today.

Because of what THEY DID.

We are alive today.

Because of what they did.

FATHER FORGIVE THEM.

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