Sunday, 4 January 2009 3:53 PM
When Peter denied the lord three times, he locked eyes with Jesus Christ across the room. What did he see? Was it the eyes of satan the accuser condemning him? Or the eyes of Jesus, filled with love, grace and compassion?
To understand Jesus we need to be able to forgive ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not about judging ourselves or others, it is about discerning what is wrong and realising that our saviour has forgiven us. In order for us to recognise this forgiveness in our life we need to remind ourselves about the character of the one who initially forgave us - our saviour Jesus Christ.
Jesus' character is one of love, compassion and forebearance as demonstrated in his ministry on earth and his desire for us. Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith would not fail. Jesus doesn't want our faith to fail either.
Be encouraged by this message of forgiveness from Paul available to download here.
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