Jesus died, publicly, just like he came into the Holy City of Jerusalem. He drank the cup of God's wrath against helpless and hopeless sinners to the dregs, while he was lifted up, for all the world, and us, to see. He willingly took his place on the cross and satisfied God's justice. He did it. And there is nothing for us to add to the work he accomplished on the cross. His words "It is finished" ring across the centuries.
Yet, we try. When we add our efforts to his, what we are really doing is stating that our sins are not that bad, that our sinfulness is so superficial that we ourselves can repay a holy God for our infractions. Really? If that is the case, it hardly seems necessary for God the Son to have come and died on our behalf. The words of our savior should strike hard against our egos. If we belong to him, we can admit, even if we forget, that we were the ones who should have rightfully hung and died on a cross between criminals. The cup is empty. The work is done. The prophecies have been fulfilled. Jesus the King bought peace with God the Father. We add nothing but our allegiance, our total love, our whole worship, and our complete obedience to the lamb who is worthy to be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Comments are closed.
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