Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Yesterday I vented over decades of pain, keeping it inside and not being able to find forgiveness.

I took it to the Lord and asked Him to help me find forgiveness. He showed me His cross. The pain on His face was mine. Then I saw the truth, if my sins were nailed to the cross then so were the sins of my offender.

If I am to accept Jesus died to forgive my sins, then He also died for the forgiveness of sins for my offender. Only at the cross can I find forgiveness. It is not within me to find the strength to forgive. In Christ and Christ alone can I find forgiveness.

If Christ be in me, then I have to accept by faith the forgiveness that is not earned or deserved for my offender, because I was not worthy either.

I cried in that moment, for my Lord, for the pain and suffering we all made Him endure. We all share in that, those that were in rebellion and those who are still in rebellion.

Jesus said, “Here is your forgiveness.”

Seeing all that we put Him thru, how could I say no?