One-minute read.
Steadfast love, dependable, unconditional, life-giving, affection from the Savior helps us overcome the persecution we endure on earth. Each of us will feel the fire of life’s challenges scorching us. Following Jesus means learning to respond to them as He did, instead of how our flesh would.
Christ endured arrest, trial, condemnation, and execution by Roman authorities. Suffering a torturous death on the cross, Jesus responds with grace towards His persecutors.
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Luke 23:34
We can’t begin to understand the level of persecution Christ suffered for us. Willingly, He got on the cross, felt the spikes go through His hands and feet, struggled for breath, having to pull Himself up to take air into His lungs, and yet He asked the Lord to forgive the people who did it—becoming like Jesus means leading with grace, leaning into His unconditional love to accomplish the task.
Christ gave you new life by dying on the cross. Receive His gift, accept the steadfast love, and honor the Lord by living for Him. Become more like Jesus every day, applying His precepts to your life and responding with grace and mercy as He would.
Prayer:
Lord,
Thank You for bearing our sins on the cross, dying a torturous death so that we may have life. Please help us honor and obey You today in all we do, becoming more like You and less like us.
IJNP. Amen
