To say that I am grateful for Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross is really a masterpiece of UNDERstatement....but I will say it over and over until the day I breathe my last breath!
As we are quickly approaching Good Friday, my heart and mind are very in-tune with Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Even after 33 years of walking with God --I will never fully comprehend the love or the grace that Jesus showed that day when He laid aside everything and submitted to God's miraculous plan to redeem mankind.
It's remarkable....nobody could take Jesus' life for just reasons, not the political structure nor the religious elite, for He was innocent of any wrongdoing. So they killed Him for unjust reasons. But even more incredible to me, is the fact that no one could take Jesus' life from Him by force --- unless He had willingly submitted Himself to die. A mere man would've had no other alternative but to be forced to die on the cross. But, Jesus had all the power in the universe at His disposal.....He had every possible "out" and could have removed Himself from the unjust hands of those carrying out His sentence to the cross. Yet, He willingly surrendered Himself to sinful men who took pleasure in torturing Him....mocking Him....and even killing Him on that shameful cross.
The injustice of the cross is my lifeline ---- without it I would still be hopelessly living in sin and shame, with no way out of it. So yes, again I will say it --- I am grateful....beyond the ability of words to express gratitude...for the sacrifice Jesus made on my behalf.
"Christ Jesus......made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness......He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death ---- even death on a cross!" - Philippians 2:7-8
"He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed." - Isaiah 53:5
Well said, Kelly! Happy Good Friday.
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