Tuesday, May 1, 2007

A Picture Worth More Than Words

. . . God has highly exalted Him . . . (Philippians 2:9b, AMP)

Good Morning!

We have been sorting through a few pictures to illustrate Timothy’s life for his graduation celebration. Each picture depicts something about Timothy. Many of the pictures are imprinted in our family’s memory as part of our journey together.

The cross depicts the big picture of the forgiveness of God. The ultimate picture of forgiveness is worth more than any words. Allow the truth of Philippians 2 to become a picture of forgiveness in your mind and heart.

God has highly exalted Him:
At the cross, we are able to see Jesus’ choice to be humble, putting aside His divine right, becoming the bridge between humanity and God’s heart through forgiveness. In turn, God exalted Christ Jesus. Picture the power of the liberation of all humanity through the power of Christ at the cross.

Picture the power of forgiveness in your life. Picture the life changing events in your life when you forgave and/or someone forgave you.

The simple definition of forgiveness in the New Testament Greek language is to "let go." To let go of the wrongs committed against ourselves and others, we must be humbled, letting go of our rights.
True forgiveness requires action, not just words.
A living illustration of forgiveness is powerful.
Place the picture of forgiveness in your mind.
Meditate on the divine picture.
Actively illustrate the divine picture of forgiveness today.

Learning with you to illustrate the divine picture of forgiveness,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)