How Has Jesus Forgiven you Personally?

 HI all:

Here is something that was shared with me by a very dear, close friend in 2006. This IS worth the read.

HOW HAS JESUS FORGIVEN YOU, PERSONALLY?

How can Jesus have forgiven you?  He was a man who lived 2006 years ago, so he can't have forgiven you personally, can he?

Ok, let's have a look at you.  You are an engineer, an electrician or an accountant. Not the top of the pile like a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist.  But then again you're not at the bottom like a labourer or a road sweeper. No, you're just a regular guy.  You're doing ok. You eat what you want to and drink what you want to.  You work Monday to Friday but the weekends are your own. So what do you do on Saturday?   You go to the game in USA or the match if you're

European. The entertainment? Football or the Soccer? You cheer for your side, the best side; the most powerful side. Why that side? Well you want to be on the winning side, don't you? You cheer when your side scores a touchdown or a goal. You jeer when the other side does the same. Yep, just a regular guy.

Ok let's transport you back to a time in the past. Who would you have been? The year is 34AD. Let's have a look at you.  Now you are a stonemason, a wheelwright or a sword smith. Not the top of the pile like a Pharisee, a district governor or a scribe. But then again you're not at the bottom like a beggar, a leper or a slave. You're doing ok. You eat what you want and drink what you want. You work Sunday to Thursday but the weekends are your own. So what do you do on Friday? Well let's look at what's available in the way of entertainment. You can watch Roman Wrestling, the Romans parading up and down or three guys getting crucified.  No contest, Crucifixion every time.  This is going to be a good friday. You and your friends wander up the hill and gather around the cross of this longhaired guy.  The other two were just thieves.  The first nail goes through the left hand. You cheer. The next nail goes through the right hand.  You cheer.  Now this is a good bit. The guy's feet are crossed and the third nail, a long one, gets hammered through both feet. You cheer louder.  Why do you cheer?  Well you want to be on the winning side, don't you? The Romans.  You want to be part of this team. Now they raise up the cross." Who is this man?" you ask.  "Oh, some guy called Jesus of Nazareth" a man tells you. "The Romans call him The King of The Jews” The man on the cross, this Jesus, just hangs there. He doesn't yell, curse or scream. He just hangs there. You all go quite. Silent. Wait, something's happening. He's moving his lips. He's going to say something. You listen intently; this could be good.  The guy looks down; straight into your eyes, straight into your buddy's eyes, straight into everyone's eyes. You hear this poor pathetic man whisper "Father forgive them. They know not what they do"

  

How has Jesus forgiven you, personally
Think about 

it.                                                                              Anon.