By Lonetta McKee
In Luke 23:34 we read these words of Jesus: “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing” (New International Version).
Just as those who crucified Jesus did not fully grasp the significance of their actions, the same applies to us today. if we truly realized how deeply we grieve the hearts of God and his Son with every transgression, we would be moved to consider far more seriously the gravity of our wrongdoing. If we were acutely aware that with every sin it is as if we are once again driving the nails into the hands and feet of the Savior and inflicting great anguish, we would be compelled to strive more intensely for a life of holiness.
As we gather around this table of remembrance and commemoration asking for forgiveness, Christ sits at the right hand of his Father and mediates on our behalf. Romans 8:34 confirm this. “Christ Jesus who died … who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” Once again those words, “Father forgive them” are emitted from his lips.
Praise God for the assurance that because of the Lord’s sacrifice we are cleansed and forgiven of every trespass. Father, forgive us for we know not what we do.
Lonetta McKee is a Christian writer living in Los Angeles, Calif. She blogs at “Living Before God’s Face” (livingbeforegodsface.com).
Author: Christian Standard
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