FORGIVEN ! FORGIVEN !
Luke 7. 36 – 8 . 3

Forgiveness is the greatest blessing men can experience in their life above all other blessings. Being forgiven is not a right but a favour. Forgiveness is one of the pillars in God’s plan for salvation. Unfortunately, men have never agreed with their Creator and even reject to forgive and forgive and always forgive. Am I a forgiver? Are you a forgiver?

Muliro was a renowned thief and everybody was afraid of him. Every time he entered a village or a town, he stole cattle or bicycles or motorcycles and all precious goods. He never left a place without having stolen something; he was a professional thief. Six times Muliro had been captured by villagers but they always forgave him and did not take him to the police station. But this had not taught him to become a forgiver himself because later on he killed his own son who had stolen some potatoes from his garden.

The day Muliro was converted and became a Christian, he told his entire story and among other things he said:
“I was a lost man, a horrible one. One day, I made plans to go to another neighbour town. The previous night in a dream I had seen “THREE JESUS alive” surrounding me but I didn’t understand what that meant. The next morning as I was walking to my destination which was four miles from my home, I met a witch doctor and remembered my mother having told me that he was the one who had killed my father. I stoned him seriously and left him bleeding half-dead in the street. Soon as I was walking the second mile, the sun disappeared and it was night and I had the same vision but saw this time only “TWO JESUS alive” surrounding me. I was afraid. As I continued walking my third mile, I met one of my former fellow-robbers who had left our gang taking with him all the money we had stolen. I ran after him in the bush and captured him and killed him with my knife. As I left the place quickly, the sun disappeared again; it was night and I saw now “ONLY ONE JESUS alive” walking next to me. As I walked the fourth mile, a rich man who was driving alone came behind me. I asked for help and he stopped and took me in his car. Far ahead near a bush, I told him to stop and leave me there. As he stopped, I took his two mobile phones and his briefcase filled with money and ran through the bush. I hid myself there, but the sun disappeared again. This time I saw “NO JESUS” near me.”

Muliro concluded his sad story saying: “On that day I simply understood that I had completely lost the Grace of God and that I had voluntarily driven away JESUS THE FORGIVER from my life. Thus I decided to confess my sins and became a Christian.” To end his testimony he sang William Newell’s marvellous hymn, AT CALVARY, while tears were flowing abundantly from his eyes

Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowning not it was for me He died
On Calvary.

Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty,
At Calvary.

Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan !
Oh, the grace that brought it down to man !
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary !

“Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy” (KJV)

PRAYER: O Lord Jesus, grant me a forgiving heart in every situation of my life. AMEN!

In Christ’s love

Bishop, Dr. Justin Baransananikiye
President,
CHRISTIANS STRENGTHENING CHRISTIANS,
http://iprayforyou.worthyofpraise.org
http://christiansstrengtheningchristian.doodlekit.com/blog
Email: baransajust@gmail.com