Let's wear clothes of forgiveness(Jeremiah31:31~34)

 

Jeremiah31:31~34

31 Behold, the days come, faith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, faith the LORD:

33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, faith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, faith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

 

A)    Let's wear clothes of forgiveness
.Today let us talk about forgiveness.
Clothes are necessary to live and sometimes our clothes identity us. Beautiful clothes are making us look prettier.
At the hospital when you see people dressed in white gowns you can easily find out who the doctors are. Soldiers and police officers wear the uniform as clothing which easily describes who they are.
Clothes tell us where we are going, and if you wear a bathing suit people can guess that you are going to the pool. Wearing bathing suit when you are not in swimming pool is awkward. When jogging or playing sports you should wear light and comfortable sportswear.

Then we all came to the church today what should we wear? Of course our outfits should be suitable for church.
But most importantly, we have to focus our inside cloth rather than our outfit. To have outfit as children of God we have lots of clothes to wear, but today I want to tell you, especially about clothes of forgiveness.
First let’s look at the words of John, few Greeks who have come to interview Jesus. Philip and Andrew, of those interviewed would like Jesus to a petition. Jesus said to the time has come that Jesus will crucified. In these words, the most important word of John is 12:24. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it dies it bears much fruit." Jesus died a grain of wheat falls to the ground and you chose as a metaphor. Two grains of wheat falls to the ground and dies and innumerable number of fruits will grow. Jesus on the cross for the salvation of many souls in death you're standing it did bear fruit.

After saying this, in verse 26 Jesus said a very important section. "If man serves me, follow me where I am, there shall also my servant be: man serves me, him My Father will honor." To serve Jesus Christ is saying that we must follow. Follow Jesus; serve Jesus followed God, and gives us the promised counted for precious.

If so, by following Jesus Christ to serve specifically what would it be? Needless to say, like a grain of wheat is a rotten life to sacrifice. To carry the cross of life. But as this is a rotten egg and two grains, cross and follow after the Lord's forgiveness for it is most needed. Jesus himself is not guilty of a point on your enemies with the pounding of nails on the cross he prayed to forgive.

Yes when you wear the garment of forgiveness becomes a grain of wheat that can be mortal, I could wear the cross and forgiveness of God can fall back.
<God who forgives our sins, and who never remembers after forgiveness.>,

B)    Let’s read Jeremiah 3:34 together "I area outlined their evil will never again remember their sins, faith the Lord."
When God of Israel forgave the people of Israel and gave new promises. God forgave their sins that he would not remember again.
We can find similar words in appears in Micah 7:19. "He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
Isaiah 1:18 - 20 in 18 "Come, Lord, let us reason together, faith your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool
19 If you are willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land
20 If ye refuse and rebel, ya shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Here we basically can see God is forgiving. God sent his son Jesus to crucified to forgive us from our sins.
Here is Ernest Hemingway's famous story. one father in Spain had a fight with his son and he wanted to ask his son for forgiveness so he put an add on Madrid’s famous local news paper. Local newspaper classifieds, "Paco, at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday I'll see you at the Montana Hotel. Forgive you unconditionally. To love you daddy. "
Pako is most common name in Spain like Jim and Tom. Finally, at noon on Tuesday he was surprised when his father went to the hotel after seeing what has happened. Young people with pakora is the name of more than 800 people to reconcile with his father was a long line will be.
The point of Hemingway’s story is in this world there are lots of problems that still remain which by forgiving things. Sins (unsolving problems) we made are burden for us through life time. Both Not forgiveness, and cannot get forgiving by others make us angry, some cannot sleep all night because of that.
But for us who believe in God. Our God forgives all sins does not even remember it. God forgave our sins and wants us to forgive our neighbors like God forgave us, we also should be praying for forgiveness. So forgive how our life will change when we wear the cloth of forgiveness?
<If you dressed in cloth of forgiveness>
First, the pain of the past does not rule us anymore.
God erased all our sins like we erased a file in our computer. As the prophet Jeremiah spoke "I area outlined their evil will never again remember their sins:" God forgive our sins and cleanse in the past if you forget, why do we remember their sin?
Melissa is living in the United States during the adolescent girl got raped by my father and brother. Every day was a living hell with shame and guilt. one day a man approach to her with a limousine. The man said you could forget the past when you do are on drugs. Drugs really works for a while, and numbers of the past you will forget. But finally she found herself as drug addict; she has become a drug addict.
One day when she was living in total live hell, Melissa found a Christian mission organization in New York. The instructor told Melissa to write the people she hates, everything made her unhappy. Then the instructor asked her to read the last Jeremiah 31: verse 34, namely, "I back the area outlined their evil sins will I remember no more." You have to write the word. Then instructor told Melissa, "Clear” has delete key twice. And then all the pains and shame of the past has been cleared in an instant. Instructor said to Melissa “God forgives you for all your sins if you do not remember the past, now you do not need to remember!”
Yes Forgiveness will set us free from the chains of the past and you will enjoy the freedom!
Second, because the free grace of God we must forgive.
We all are standing at a crossroads. The wounds of the past with feelings of guilt and shame is the way to go, or whether you want to go the way of grace and forgiveness are standing at the crossroads. If someone is eligible for our forgiveness, forgiveness postponed until you absolutely cannot happen forgiveness. God is hardly generous forgiveness of our sins unpardonable emotion and gratitude for what only people who can forgive our neighbors.
Yes Forgiveness is not true to our own. By the grace of God that is. Thankful that God has forgiven me by touching me, no harm someone not eligible to receive forgiveness is to forgive, despite immediately.
New Orleans, Louisiana United States is a true story that happened in Petersburg. At school after abolishing racial discrimination against people of color for the first time a black girl named Ruby Bridges Elementary School did go to France, William. William was the most frequently in the slave trade discrimination against blacks because it was the most severe local blacks who attend this school, only ruby was the black in school.
Whenever Ruby went to the school, many Caucasian kids did all kinds of humiliation and ridicule to her. A curious professor of psychology at Harvard University's Robert, had some curious About Ruby In this terrible environment, and he carefully observed Ruby when she went to school.
Like always Caucasian people didn’t hold the mouth of the boos and insults when ruby entered the school. And Robert saw Ruby's lips muttered something continually moved. Professor asked Ruby. "Did you yell at them equally?", "No!" "Then what did you say?" "I prayed to God," "No, pray? How can you pray, even though people can still come bully you? "" I just pray at home before going to school this morning, but forgot to pray. "" Well, then, what did you pray "" God, please forgive them. Like when Jesus prayed on the cross. "
Dr. Coles said the words of Ruby changed his life. Yes the people who know the grace of Jesus and gratitude that his benefits may be able to forgive the neighbors.

Third, forgive cures our wounds from the past.
Oblivion is the natural result of forgiveness. When forgiveness is indeed the wounds of the past will be erased in a warehouse of memories on their own. Conversely, if you do not forgive it will bother you. You will not have freedom and peace. Crushed burden of sin is always miserable. Remember that no matter how hard it is to forgive.
The other a woman named Marie who fled from El Salvador to Costa Rica as a refugee. She had a happy life with her husband and children. Marie's husband was supervisor at a very dangerous job. Then one night by armed soldiers stormed into their house. They dragged her husband somewhere and killed him and her and her teenage daughter got raped by ruthless soldiers. Then those wicked soldiers tied them to the pole in her front yard and two men brutally killed her two sons in front of her. The next morning, her daughter died while she was tied to poles.

The next day town people came, and Marie life was barely saved. She got scared and didn’t want to die horribly, inevitably she returned to her home. But a few days afterwards she returned home, at dawn, she heard a knock at the door. No one was out there and someone placed a small box in front of the door. Surprisingly in the box was filled with some of the body parts of the murdered husband.
Nearly every 2-3 weeks this incident was repeated. After all, when you're done with almost all everybody neighbors along with the priest of the cathedral could be the burial of her husband.
After those terrible times, people asked her how could you stand it. How could she endure? She said "Of course, I was terrified. The same day when delivering of the first body in the morning, I was vomiting bedside. I could not sleep every night because of the fear. But a funny thing happened after several days. Now, before there is a knock at the door, I stood quietly beside the bed awaken waited in advance, and in the event of a knock on the door slowly approached the door. During that time I felt Jesus standing beside of me. This happened every time when went to the door, while in bed, I walked with Jesus made me overcome my fear. Jesus, thank you for helping us. "
We figure anyone who is with the wounds of the past. Jesus on the cross forgives enemies, just as we. We have brought suffering to many people about when to forgive, not too far from all the hurt and shame will disappear spontaneously.
Gave us the indelible scars that were that? Is not anyone of our family? Are you the father or mother? Or, is your husband or wife? Brothers and sisters in the church are loved? If any neighbor? Be whoever we are to forgive. A truly painful to us, they never return, if there are mistakes you do not need to be yourself, trust that God will always hope that fight.
Conclusion)
Matthew 6:14-15. Says.
14 If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you 15 you do not forgive men their father ye will not forgive your sins
what is the heart of Christ? Until the last moment of death on the cross, he was a forgiving others.
Sunday morning, this is meaningful; we will forgive and be forgiven as children of God. Almost too warm indeed great and holy 'forgiveness to "the Lord dressed embrace the cross of Jesus Christ after Jesus' followers will bless the Pensions map Enlarge map. Amen.

 

----------------------translated by hyun suk kim