Forgiveness at the Cross When Life Is Unjust
March 8, 2026 · 1:56:53 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
A guest preacher from Borispol in Ukraine reminded the congregation that the church, like the pool of Bethesda, is the place where we come to touch God - and that in a world still full of the wounded and the needy, that meeting matters more than ever. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 2:14, he gave thanks that God always leads His people in triumph in Christ and spreads the fragrance of the gospel through them in every place. He urged everyone, especially the young men, to labor for God's kingdom without waiting for an easier day, because every hour given to God is counted and rewarded.
Turning to Luke 23:32-34, he pointed to Jesus, led away to die between two criminals though He had done no wrong. He told of believers from his own church seized off the street and taken to the front: a worship leader who stepped on a mine and now praises God seated on a prosthesis, and brothers who never came home. Like them, Jesus was treated unjustly - yet from the cross He did not call for punishment but prayed, Father, forgive them.
The heart of the message was a question: what do we do when we are wronged, slandered, or robbed? The answer is to do as Christ did - entrust our lives to the Father, trust His will in which not a single hair falls without Him, and answer injustice with prayer and forgiveness. We live in the days of Matthew 24, when wars are not yet the end and our faith must not fail when it is sifted like wheat.
Key Points
- The church is where we come to touch God, just as the sick came to the pool of Bethesda, and the hurting still need that place.
- Give thanks: God always leads us in triumph in Christ and spreads His fragrance through us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14).
- Jesus prepared His whole life to go to the cross; He knew His calling and never resisted the Father's will.
- When you are treated unjustly, follow Christ - entrust your life to the Father and answer with prayer instead of revenge.
- Forgiveness is the only road forward; without it, no one is left standing.
- We live in the times of Matthew 24 - wars are not the end, so guard your faith that it may not fail when it is sifted.
- Everything done for God is recorded and rewarded; labor now, for rest comes later.
Devotional
When life turns against you and the wrong done to you is real, look again at the cross. Jesus was seized, slandered, and nailed up though He was innocent, yet His answer was not bitterness but a prayer: Father, forgive them. Nothing reaches you apart from the Father's hand, and not one hair of your head falls without His knowing. Today, ask God for grace to entrust your hurts to Him and to answer injustice the way Jesus did - with prayer and forgiveness.
“Jesus was led to death unjustly, yet from the cross He prayed: Father, forgive them.”
“There is only one road through injustice - forgiveness and prayer.”
“Everything done for God is written down, and the reward is greater than any wage.”
