If you've never been to a Sight and Sound Performance, I highly recommend that you attend one. Jonah was performed tonight, and it was spectacular! The main theme of this true biblical story is forgiveness and loving those who have done you wrong. Jonah was so consumed by the past that he couldn't forget the sins of the Ninevites. Is that not what forgiveness is about, forgetting and moving forward? Easier said than done. On the drive home, I thought a great deal of my grandparents and my father, of a rightful decision made and the unnecessary animosity born from a situation that should have drawn a family closer together. That animosity planted a seed of bitterness in my heart that I carried for far too long but recently addressed with a simple phone call. Well, I say simple, but it was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do; however, I knew that phone call was in the hands of God. I'm hoping that my "going to Nineveh" will make a difference in the lives of my family and form relationships so binding that nothing will tear it asunder.
God's grace amazes me. We let him down time and time again yet His grace is sufficient. I don't deserve His forgiveness, but to receive that forgiveness, we must forgive others no matter how often they disappoint us (Matthew 6:15).
Stormie Omartian sheds light on Leviticus 1:1-13. In this passage, it is explained in detail how the people of the Old Testament had to "[pre-enact] the provision that was to come through Jesus." It's incredible how explicit the instructions were for the sacrifices that had to be performed. How wonderful it is that we can come to God (with a humble heart) and receive His forgiveness so freely given to those who are willing to forgive. He truly is an amazing Savior.
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