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Father, forgive them // Pai, perdoe-os

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Father, Forgive them by Max Lucado

“Of all scenes around the cross, this one angers me the most. What kind of people would mock a dying man? Who would be so base as to pour the salt of scorn upon open wounds?

The words thrown that day were meant to wound. And there is nothing more painful than words meant to hurt.

If you have suffered or are suffering because of someone else’s words, you’ll be glad to know that there is a balm for this laceration. Meditate on these words: “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly” (1 Peter 2:23 NIV).

Jesus did not retaliate or bite back. He did not say, ‘I’ll get you!’ ‘Come on up here and say that to my face!’ ‘Just wait until after the resurrection, buddy!’ No, these statements were not found on Christ’s lips.

He simply left the judging to God. He did not tale on the task of seeking revenge. He demanded no apology. He hired no bounty hunters and sent out no posse. He, to the astounding contrary, spoke on their defense. ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing’ (Luke 23:34 NIV).

And when you think about it, they hadn’t the faintest idea what they were doing. They were a stir-crazy mob, mad at something they couldn’t see, so they took it out on, of all people, God. But they didn’t know what they were doing.

Yes, the dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. The verbal stones were meant to sting. How Jesus, with a body racked with pain, eyes blinded by his own blood, and lungs yearning for air could speak on behalf of some heartless thugs is beyond my comprehension. Never, never have I seen such love. If ever a person deserved a shot at revenge, Jesus did. But he didn’t take it. Instead, he died for them. How could he do it? I don’t know. But I do know that all of a sudden, my wounds seem very painless. My grudges and hard feeling are suddenly childish.

Sometimes I wonder if we don’t see Christ’s love as much in people he tolerated as in the pain he endured.

Amazing grace.”
Max Lucado – On Calvary’s Hill.
Pai, perdoe-os por Max Lucado

“De todas as cenas ao redor da cruz, essa me irrita mais. Que tipo de pessoa zombaria de um homem morrendo? Quem seria tão vil a ponto de derramar o sal do escárnio em feridas abertas?

As palavras lançadas naquele dia foram feitas para ferir. E não há nada mais doloroso do que palavras destinadas a machucar.

Se você sofreu ou está sofrendo por causa das palavras de outra pessoa, ficará feliz em saber que existe um bálsamo para essa laceração. Medite nas seguintes palavras: “Quando eles lançaram seus insultos contra ele, ele não revidou; quando sofreu, não fez ameaças. Em vez disso, confiou-se àquele que julga com justiça” (1 Pedro 2:23).

Jesus não revidou ou mordeu. Ele não disse: 'Eu vou pegar você!' Venha aqui e diga isso na minha cara! '' Espere até depois da ressurreição, amigo!’ Não, essas declarações não foram encontradas nos lábios de Cristo.

Ele simplesmente deixou o julgamento para Deus. Ele não contou sobre a tarefa de buscar vingança. Ele não pediu desculpas. Ele não contratou caçadores de recompensa e não enviou nenhum grupo. Ele, ao contrário surpreendente, falou em sua defesa. 'Pai, perdoa-lhes, porque eles não sabem o que estão fazendo' (Lucas 23:34).

E quando você pensa sobre isso, eles não tinham a menor ideia do que estavam fazendo. Eles eram uma multidão louca, louca por algo que não podiam ver, então eles descontaram sua loucura, na pessoa menos merecedora, Deus. Mas eles não sabiam o que estavam fazendo.

Sim, o diálogo naquela sexta-feira de manhã foi amargo. As pedras verbais foram feitas para arder. Como Jesus, com um corpo atormentado pela dor, olhos cegos pelo próprio sangue e pulmões ansiando por ar, poderia falar em nome de alguns bandidos sem coração, está além da minha compreensão. Nunca, nunca vi tanto amor. Se alguma vez alguém mereceu uma chance de vingança, Jesus merecia. Mas ele não aceitou. Em vez disso, ele morreu por eles. Como ele pôde fazer isso? Eu não sei. Mas sei que, de repente, minhas feridas parecem muito indolores. Meus rancores e sentimentos difíceis de repente são infantis.

Às vezes me pergunto se não vemos o amor de Cristo tanto nas pessoas que ele tolerou quanto na dor que sofreu.

Graça maravilhosa."
Max Lucado - Na Colina do Calvário.

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