Read: Luke 23, Romans 4:25The passage today is pretty heavy stuff, and it's about the cornerstone of our faith - Jesus - who laid down His life for our sins. It makes me so incredibly humble and grateful that my God loves me so much that He sent His Son to die for me.
The King spoke, lived his life in perfect obedience to the father, then he carried our sins and shame through ridicule, betrayal and suffering to the cross, in order to declare us once for all freed from the power of the law to claim its debt. Note verse 45; is there an application in your life today?
In our women's bible study class, we just finished reading about Abraham and Isaac, and the command that God gave to Abraham to sacrifice his only son as a burnt offering to the Lord. Through this Old Testament story, God gives me a glimpse into what it must have felt like to send Jesus to die for us. I can relate to Abraham, and I cannot even imagine being asked to sacrifice one of the most important things to me in this life, my daughter.
I love how the author of our study guide puts it:
"The point of this story is not to convince or convict you that you must be willing to sacrifice for God what is most precious to you. It is that God was willing to sacrifice for you what was most precious to him." ~Nancy Guthrie, The Promised OneThis ultimate act of love was for me. Me? I'm so not worthy of it, but that's what makes our God so incredibly awesome and loving.
I love the quote you added. This made me think of my class last Sunday when we were talking about God and the existence of hell. The main point is God didn't create hell because He is trying to keep people out of heaven. The opposite is true, God would prefer heaven be bursting at the seams. This reminded me God loves us and is pursuing us. Thank you for that reminder Jill!
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