It was a crazy weekend with far too many ER visits. Father may all those impacted make good progress in recovery under Your watchful eye and in Your loving arms. Amen.
Hebrews 1:1-4 (<<click here to read the passage)
There are many times when we take something simple and make it crazy complicated. And just because it is unbelievably powerful and majestic doesn’t have to translate into being unable to be understood. Take our salvation for example.
Towards the end of verse 3, Lord, is a statement that has profound ramifications – You sat down. Two simple words but what they mean – wow! My New Living Translation Life Application Study Bible states, that Jesus sat down means that the work was complete. Your goal in coming to earth was to be the final sacrifice for sin and once You did that Your work was done, You sat down!
Once and for all my sin has been taken care of – every sin of my past, every sin I will ever commit…taken care of! And this applies to every man, woman, and child who has ever or who will ever walk the face of this earth. I committed the crime but Lord, You, paid the penalty…and the price was Your life. You died, but You weren’t down for the count. No…You rose from the dead, wrapped things up, and sat down. It…was…complete.
And now all we have to do is accept Your gift of forgiveness. We cannot fix it. We cannot work for it. It…is…a…gift! We cannot just take it either – no, shoplifting salvation is not an option. There can be no hidden motives – no masks. Just me…before You… and it will be done.
I am speechless!
(Feb 11th, 2016, Thurs, 6:27 am)
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