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Luke chapter 23 verse 34, and Jesus said, Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.

What a picture of Jesus on the cross amongst the many things he prays for says to the Father.

He specifically asks the Father to forgive those who are crucifying him, those who are

cursing him, yelling at him, those who thrust a crown of thorns into his head and called for his

death. He prays, Father, forgive them for they know not what they do, and there's so many

applications of this. I want to make two. One, just to remind you today that if you have put your faith

in Jesus, you are forgiven by God. He has wiped away the stain of sin in your life. Don't let

the adversary beat you up, accuse you, make you feel ashamed, even guilty or condemned because

of sin in your past. God has wiped that slate clean, and when he sees you, he sees the righteousness

of Jesus for all who trust in Jesus. You are forgiven of all your sins. Isaiah 43, 25, the

imagery there in the Old Testament. He remembers your sins no more. He doesn't think about your

sins when he sees you. You are forgiven. And so this is the second application. Forgive others

as you have been forgiven. I would just ask, is there any bitterness or unforgiveness that you

are holding onto in your heart right now toward anyone? And if so, you just confess that to God

and then make that right with that person. Jesus clearly teaches that God forgives those who

forgive others, but if you do not forgive others, and what does that say about your understanding

of the forgiveness of God? So God, we praise you for your forgiveness. Jesus, we praise you for

paying the price for our sins. We praise you that the slate has been wiped clean that all my sin

against you, all our sin against you. None of it is counted against us, that we who have put our

faith in Jesus by your grace, not by our works, by his work on the cross for us. And in his resurrection,

we are counted righteous before you. Right now, welcomed in your throne to ask for all kinds of

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