Reading John's account of Christ's crucifixion, 19:17-30. Thirteen verses from carrying the cross to “It is finished.” Unless you stop and meditate on this it is just a short story about a man dying.
MY THOUGHTS IN PRAYER FORM
EXPLAIN. You became a human for this very purpose, to die at our hands because of our sins which, killing you, was the most heinous. And we all participated in the act. Each one did but it is personal in the end. We must accept our guilt and your salvation for it. There is no other way. We must come to you repentant and accepting of your blood. All of this doesn’t come out in a SS Lesson unless we meditate on the story and then Holy Spirit, you give us insight and softly and tenderly place us in the story.
APPLY. Apply is an apt word. I have got to apply his blood to me daily. I am forgiven eternally but I need forgiveness daily. Jesus’s blood covered all my sins, but I must accept the fact that I am an ongoing sinner and need his redemption every moment of every day. Not for salvation which is a one-time event, but for living in freedom and power this day. His freedom and His power. I must crucify myself in order that He might live in me, enabling, equipping, and empowering me to be His ambassador.
RESPOND. Thank you, Dear Savior. Thank You Holy Spirit for once again guiding me. Thank you, Father, for the greatest sacrifice any loving father could make, offering the Son instead of yourself in His place. This is incomprehensible to me. What love!
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