4/10/2020
Romans 6:6 “ Knowing this, that our old man
is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth
we should not serve sin.”
Today is Good Friday, and we – as a nation
and a world – are remembering it while social distancing from one another. This
day always brings a focus on the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus; the most
profound act of love in all of history. I can commemorate this most precious action
of my Savior by reading the account in my Bible or watching The Passion of the Christ, but do I honor
it always with how I live my life? Do I draw ever-closer to my Lord, asking Him
to help me to die to my sin? Or do I keep living my life disconnected to,
detached from, or in denial of it? Chambers says, “Haul yourself up, take a
time alone with God, make the moral decision and say—‘Lord, identify me with
Thy death until I know that sin is dead in me.’ Make the moral decision that
sin in you must be put to death. Am I prepared to let the spirit of God search me
until I know what the disposition of sin is—the thing that lusts against the
Spirit of God in me?” Difficult yes, but nothing compared to the agony that Jesus
suffered for each one of us on the cross of Calvary.
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no
longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
Coming, with a contrite heart, to the foot
of the Cross of Christ brings mercy, peace, and everlasting life. His crucifixion
was the greatest of all sacrifices and the most precious gift ever given to all
people.
In Christ
Alone – Adrienne Liesching and Geoff Moore (Images from The Passion of the Christ)
Who Am I – Casting Crowns
East to West
– Casting Crowns
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