Holy Saturday, April 19, 2025
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. ~ Romans 5:10-11
Written by Zadie Jensen | Pinnacle Youth
A few weeks ago, I played a basketball game against a team of boys. When one of the boys got a rebound, I stood in front of him, so that he couldn’t dribble up the court. He didn’t like how close I was standing
to him and intentionally elbowed me in the face. He hit me so hard that my nose started bleeding, and I had to leave the game. My sister Lia saw what happened and decided to take revenge. When it was time for her to guard him, she pushed her arm into his ribs and blocked him from where he wanted to go. He started whining to the referee because he felt she was being too mean. That made everyone on our team
even more angry. By the end of the game, we had won. Because he was so mean, we wanted to rub it in his face. But that’s not what God wanted us to do. So, we focused our celebration on what one another had accomplished. For me, my sister defending me was the thing to celebrate most. If God took revenge every time we did something wrong, we would have a pretty awful life. Rather than give us what we deserve, God forgives our sins and asks us to do the same for others. So, the next time someone does something mean or elbows you in the face, try to remember what God tells us to do.
Prayer: Lord, you ask us to forgive and not take revenge. Help us, because this is hard. In Jesus’ name. Amen.