70x7 STINKS!

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?  
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:21-22

Are there ever portions of scripture that just "stick in your craw"??? There are for me... and THIS is one of them!

490 figurative times??? are you KIDDING me God?  Forgiveness is painful. Forgiveness is HARD. And sometimes to be honest I just get stinking tired of forgiving people for the same old EXACT selfish, rude, cruel thing!
But I forgave YOU.

This blog isn't going to be long... it isn't going to be eloquent... it's going to be short, sweet and TO THE POINT.

If you ever get to the point where you are sick of forgiving.... If you ever want to snip 70x7 right out of your Bible.... If you're ever moping around in the injustice of forgiving some sinful, self-centered human being again and again and AGAIN...

STOP!

and remember:  God forgave YOU. Jesus hung on that cross for YOU. His precious, holy blood was spilled for YOU.  And when turned back around towards YOU that 70x7 thing ain't so bad anymore... is it?

Here's hoping that visions of the brutal, somber, excruciating cross bring a smile of hope to your face today... because all that pain was suffered for YOU and because in just three days...

:)