SCRIPTURE: Matthew (NIV) 27:1 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death. 2 They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
BSERVATION: There was a specific time when the religious leaders officially came to a decision that was pending for some time. I wonder if there was a scribe who took minutes of that meeting when it became the official decision of the “chief priests and the elders” that day that Jesus would need to die?
But whenever they made their decision, it was long after the decision for Jesus to die for the sins of man had already been made in heaven. Revelation 13:8 tells us about “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” God knew that the logical fulfillment of sin was death and only the death of one not deserving to die could be accepted as the payment for sins committed. If any part of the creation He loved could be saved from destruction the sin they had taken on must be cleared by the death of someone sinless! That payment could be made by no other than Jesus, the sinless Son of God!
God would demonstrate His love for man by making the sacrifice to pay for our sins!
APPLICATION: The Heavenly Father, knowing that death could not destroy His Son, Jesus, lovingly sent Him to pay for the sins of man. And when the plan is complete, Jesus will be honored and praised and worshipped like no other in all creation. The Father so loved man that he sent His son to pay the price for sin and enable us to spend eternity with Him; AND the Father so loved the Son that he gave him an assignment that would cause his name, the name of Jesus, to be exalted and honored throughout eternity and above all creation.
PRAYER: Jesus, I do not want to wait until I am in heaven to honor you for your great work. I want to start now giving you the praise and worship you deserve. Amen
Pastor Leon
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