Paying in Advance

I've recently be reading through the Lord's prayer and been thinking about the model of forgiveness that God gave us. One of the things that hit me is that for all of us alive in the present day, Jesus prepared for our sin thousands of years in advance. Before we had done anything good or bad, committed any offence against God, he was ready and able to forgive.

It struck me that we should perhaps attempt that same model of forgiveness. When sin is committed against us, it shouldn't be such a surprise sometimes. On some level it should be expected. We should know what's required and be ready to pay the price. It shouldn't take days, months, years before the penny drops and we realise what we've missed.

I guess it's another fine balance. Trying to avoid being cynical by expecting sin, and yet being ready and willing to forgive when it happens.