The Price

4/2/2021

Philippians 2:6-8 "Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equity with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross,"

Today is Good Friday. It is a day that the world remembers Jesus' crucifixion. It is a day that some people watch The Passion of the Christ. It is a day that there are usually many somber church services, although this year that is probably not the case. Some people attend live stations of the cross. I did this one year with a dear friend of mine. We walked, with a small group of other believers, through the downtown of a small New England city as we took turns carrying a large wooden cross. My friend and I carried the cross together, her at the front and me at the rear as we wept. It is still the most powerful memory I have of this day, and it will stay with me forever. 

This is a day set aside to remember Jesus' sacrifice for my sin, but that is something that I remember and am grateful for every day. The magnitude of such a profoundly loving and selfless act is never far from me, ever. Every time I speak in judgement of someone else, every time I am envious, every time I am selfish, every time I do not honor God with my words actions, I know that He will still show me mercy. Do I deserve that grace? No, nothing I will ever do could earn such forgiveness. My Savior, however, gives it to me as a gift, but it is a gift bought with the highest price that there could ever be. 

This is why I think of His grace, love, and mercy every day, because He is always there to give it to me with open arms. To God be the glory forever and ever.