We as Christians called them the 7 last words. Words that are holy and will not pass away as they constitute the declaration of the Christian faith and our understanding of the sacrifices of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior.We must bear in mind that every letter of the 7 last words represents every drop of the blood of the savior. These 7 last words are the sacred carries of ardent thoughts which have brought life to millions. Words that guided their faith to God and love for fellow man. They are 7 last words that have inspired men of distinction in the area of repentance, for those who are, whore were and who will be in the world of sin. They constitute in the last golden page of Jesus Christ’s history par excellence. We as believers with reverence, make it a point to memorize and always read them, and study their meaning.
The First Word – Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. – Luke 23:34. Jesus uttered these words by asking His Father to forgive those who killed Him even while He was still alive on the Cross. It is the same request tasked to us by our Lord Jesus to readily forgive those who sinned against us. More often than not, we allow ourselves to become a victim of our moral ignorance, our lack of faith and love of Jesus as a person and His message which left us to malice and envy uncured that was why they brought our Savior to the Cross.
Ignorance of the truth sometimes appears as a sincerity of the conscience and a commandment for duty. This means by sincerity one may abuse and judge another person, but in reality he may not hold the truth. The truth requires a life-long study and experience as it also needs a merciful heart for compassion and sympathy, also revelation. To replace the truth with an unmerciful sincerity of conscience is a fundamental mistake like what Pilate’s question “what is truth? Still remains unanswered for those who have not yet received “Jesus Christ” (the truth), an absolute faith in the savior and his message.
God has forgave us through His son, so do we must forgive those who hurt us, sinned against us, persecuted us. How good it is to live an earth without any single enemy. What an excellent planet earth to live on. Praised the Lord Jesus!
