Although, I must admit that I do not believe that it is any holier than any other week of the year. I say that not from an attitude of disrespect for all that Jesus endured. Rather, I speak from a place of awareness that recognizes it was not just the week leading up to His death, burial and resurrection that is 'holy'. It is the entire plan of salvation which God set in motion from the beginning which commands our respect and remembrance, at all times, every week of the year. You see, His sacrifice and all that it entailed does not vary in its significance based upon the seasons of the year or the attention we choose to allot it. It stands independently. And well it should!
It was an exchange like no other ...
wretchedness for beauty
isolation for relationship
shame for honor
guilt for pardon
fear for love
There is a song that I love called 'Lead Me to the Cross'
It is a beautiful song which causes us to reflect upon what Jesus did for us
It speaks of us laying ourselves down
However, anything that we could 'do' at the cross, could never begin to compare to what He did at the Cross. He paid the ultimate price.
Jesus ...
Perfect and blameless,
Went to the cross and had all of our sin imputed to Him
And me ...
Full of iniquity and shame,
Went to the cross and had all of His perfect righteousness imputed to me
Hard to fathom ... but nonetheless true
Yesterday at work I was talking to a friend of mine, trying to figure out a business challenge. And we finally got to a place where we realized we were probably over-analyzing the situation and that the solution was much simpler than we were making it. Then we discussed how we had it drilled into us by our parents, 'If something seems too good to be true, it probably is'. We also talked about how much energy gets wasted and how we often miss out on something great because of that type of rigid mindset and skepticism.
Well, when it comes to matters of faith, it is often no different.
The whole idea of salvation seems too good to be true. Yet that does not change that it is true and that it is what can truly be defined as a 'real deal', an arrangement not just for mutual advantage, but for unfair advantage ... and in our favor!
If you've grabbed hold of that deal,
Take some time to thank God for Jesus ...
If you were unaware of the awesome benefit made available to all,
Seize the opportunity today -
Ask Jesus to come into your life, ask for His forgiveness and then receive it.
Afterall, it is not just the deal of the day ... it is the deal of a lifetime!
'God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.'
2 Corinthians 5:21
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