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T
hree words, spoken together, that are perhaps the
most important words you’ll ever hear. “I forgive
you.”
Perhaps said and heard infrequently today, it is
these three words that countlessly changed the lives and
destiny of men and women in Scripture. More than just
a string of syllables, these words communicate grace,
compassion, healing, and sometimes, in a very real
sense, life.
“I forgive you” is what changed the guilt of Adam and
Eve from despair to hope.
“I forgive you” is what transformed the destiny of
Steve Haley
Jacob from a deceiver to the father of a great nation.
President
“I forgive you” is what gave strength to King David to
rise from his knees in sorrow for his sins and follow the
path of leadership God had ordained.
“I forgive you” is what invited the Samaritan
woman to taste of something much more satisfying than
liquid from a well, but to drink from the Spring of eternal
life.
“I forgive you” is what turned the expectation of the
adulterous woman from a terrifying death at the hand of
her accusers, to the kind encouragement of Jesus to go
and live.
“I forgive you” redeemed Peter from his own denial,
saved the believing thief on the cross, transformed
Steve Rose
Executive Secretary the life of the persecutor Paul, and in his last dying
moments, is the appeal of Jesus to His Father, to
exchange the murderous actions of His executioners
for the redemptive grace of God. It’s been said that the
world is full of incomprehensible words. Perhaps these
three, formed into a statement, are at the top of the list.
We can’t understand, why we who have so often failed,
should hear the words of Christ, “I forgive you.” Those
words, spoken to wretched sinners such as you and me,
have resulted in the pardoning of our debt, the removal
of our guilt, the elimination of the death penalty, and in its
place, the opportunity to live in confidence and hope. Not
Douglas Hilliard only to live in peace, and joy today, but to live tomorrow
and for eternity worshiping at the feet of our forgiving
Treasurer
God. My personal desire is that Camp Meeting 2015 will
encourage all of us to “live, as those, who are forgiven!”
Steve Haley, President
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