Prayer

How Shall We Then Forgive: Chapter Twenty Six~Prayer

An Eastern philosopher said, "You cannot solve the problem by thought because thought is the problem." He was partly right. The problem lies deeper than thought, but still, you cannot solve the problem with thought. What's more, you can't solve the problem by not thinking about it, or by thinking positively. Just thinking about something else will not uproot the hurtful issue. It will continue to grow unseen and take over the garden.

The bitterness we find in our hearts was part of a great stream of evil that flooded the person of Christ on Calvary. He carried it all, felt it all, experienced it all and died for it all. It all dies in Him. All that is bad in us is consumed by the goodness in Him. Our right thoughts, right actions or right attitudes do not conquer unforgiveness. The Right Person does that. Jesus overcomes our sin, and the sins of those who wrong us. It is not the thought of Christ that heals, but the Christ Himself. We free ourselves from the torment of resentment by communing, fellowshipping and resting in Him who sets us free indeed.