February, 2020 – Jesus Christ the Son of God, died for you and me. Let’s not waste His sacrifice!
Dear Righteous Father God,
You and Your Son were and are as one about the affairs and salvation of the peoples of earth. It was Jesus, the one and only Son of God, 1 Peter 2: 24 “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” Jesus, as the Son of God could have called on legions of very strong angels to save Himself from the angry mob, thus preventing His death. He could have ascended to His Father, as He did after His resurrection.
However He had already committed to His Father in heaven and agonizingly again in the Garden of Gethsemane to proceed, so He allowed Himself to be forcibly led to the unlawful trial and later to the cross. All people who have ever lived on earth have and are affected by sins, which are so heinous to our Righteous God, that our sin price needed to be paid, and cleansed from our record in heaven, so we could be redeemed from earth to heaven, and Satan and his fallen angels, receive their just reward for contaminating earth with sin and if unchecked leading sinners to their eternal death.
The sacrifice for sin had to be totally untainted, and divine. Jesus our Saviour, from the glories and purity of heaven, made this totally undeserved sacrifice, because He loves us all totally, no matter what state of sinful living we find ourselves. Undeserved as it is for all of us, by accepting Jesus and His sacrifice and walking in obedience to Him, His Righteous is available to be imputed to we the undeserving ones of earth. I am seen by God, the Father, as being righteous; for my sinful self is covered, by the spotlessness of Jesus. Though seemingly unbelievable, I do believe and accept Jesus and all He offers me and bestows upon me because of my belief in Him and acceptance of His words and gift.
Thank You Jesus for Your ultimate sacrifice, and I never want it to be in vain for me.
I praise Your Holy name,
Amen