How difficult will it be for you to stand up straight speak more of walking?
It would be almost impossible to do either if you will agree with me.
This is the easter season and any true believer would know that this is the period when we remember Jesus' death on the cross for the sins of the whole world. Many of us see the beating and all the physical torture that Jesus endured as the real punishment for our sins. That is not so! If the payment for our sins were the physical pains thaaat Jesus endured for 3 hours, then it equally means that all we just gotta do is spend 3 hours in hell and we would pay for sins and walk out of hell.
However, the actual payment for our sins was the eternal separation from God the Father that Jesus faced for those 3 hours. At that point, Jesus faced the wrath of God. God turned His face away from Jesus because He at that point, bore the sins of the whole wide world. THAT was the payment for our sins.
Let's go back to the earlier illustration. Imagine the sins of the whole wide world, each labelled on a brick and Jesus having to carry ALL of it. That was exactly what Jesus did on the cross. He carried our sins, past, present, and future, and nailed them to the cross. He took my punishment and diverted Gods wrath towards me to Himself. Jesus has perfected for ALL time the payment of my sins. Now there is no more condemnation for me because I believe in Him. Romans 8:1 says, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
What does the death of Jesus on the cross mean to me? Does it mean life? Or is it just a symbol or a story that thrills me each time I hear it?
All that comes to mind is this phrase in a song I heard that says, "Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what could I have done if salvation had not been free?" Jesus has done for me what NO man could ever do for me. All...for FREE....
Thank You Jesus!!!
References: Sulmane Maigadi, The Holy Bible (NIV)
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