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SCRIPTURE: Matthew (NIV) 27:42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
OBSERVATION: If Jesus would have come down from the cross, they would have believed in him — or so they said. But their believing in him would have gained them nothing. There would have been no forgiveness of sin if Jesus had come down from the cross. Our sins are forgiven because he stayed on the cross. The wage of sin is death, not suffering. Jesus had to do more than suffer; he had to die. He stayed on the cross until he died, and now we can believe on him!
He had to die, He had to be buried, He had to rise again on the third day like He promised! (Matthew 16:21; 17:23; 20:19)
APPLICATION: I am so thankful that Jesus did not take a short cut in dealing with my sins. He took my sins as if they were his own. He suffered, shed his
blood, and died. My sins are more than covered by the payment Jesus made.
He rose from the dead on the third day and now He lives the resurrected life in me! It is a life that has already defeated death! When the time comes for me to die, there is no one I would rather have with me than Someone who has already “been there and done that!” He will allow me to draw on His fearless approach to death.
PRAYER: Lord, with my sins forgiven and my faith resting wholly in you, I will pass
through death as you did. I will join you in the courtroom of heaven. Amen
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