The Chosen ~ Cut Off By My Past

Greetings Dear Reader, 

There will be spoilers.  This is your only warning.  This BLOG series will walk through each episode of the first two seasons of the amazing show The Chosen available free to watch at the link.  If you have not seen it, I encourage you to do so.  It is by far the best adaptation of the Gospels to film I have ever encountered. 

One of the themes prevalent in the show is one of our past defining our present.  As with Mary yesterday we saw how the past becomes informative but not determinate between then and now.  Still, humans do not see it this way as often as required.  No matter how deeply some repent and try to realign life with Christ, there are those who constantly use the past to determine the present.  

Jesus makes it clear we are to forgive the trespasses of others in light of our need to be forgiven.  Throughout the series, we see a lack of forgiveness among those following Christ.  Peter vows to never forgive Matthew.  Andrew blames Mary’s trouble for Jesus being detained.  We constantly see the failures of people, sects, and nations used to reject people out of hand. 

This causes me to ponder those in my past and make certain I have forgiven them.  That, however, Is not enough.  I must always leave the door open for peace.  I must always make room for reconciliation.  It is the heart of the Gospel to restore those who have enmity with God.  In addition, it is vital to exemplify this through restoration of broken relationships.  It is the prime purpose of the Father to restore all things to good.  A key to this is making peace with the humans around us.  We do not have the right to cut off others for our own purposes when the Father has told us to actively love others. 

I realize this is not easy.  Some have ceased following Christ so they do not have to forgive the people who have failed them or hurt them so deeply.  I care about this; however, the hard truth is we must forgive, love, and reconcile.  It has become too easy to label others as unworthy and never give them room to grow or change.  This puts us at odds with the will of the Father. 

The only way to live out reconciliation is to make it available for everyone, Dear Reader.  Instead of dismissing others from our lives, we must look for ways to show them the love of the Father.  No one is worse than us by his standards.  No one is too far gone for Jesus to restore them.  It is not my right to label them thus.  I do not want the Father to use my past to determine my future.  I cannot, therefore, dare to do so to anyone else. 

Wishing you joy in the journey, 

Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good. 

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The culture of ghosting others does not align with the culture of the Kingdom of Heaven,