“having canceled the charge of our legal
indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away,
nailing it to the cross.”
Colossians 2:14
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Jesus died on
the cross for your sins and mine.
It was the
ultimate act of love!
The Son’s
sacrifice opened the way back to fellowship with the Father.
As wonderful as that was,
the story did not end at Calvary.
As a matter of
fact the next chapter was written three days later at the Garden Tomb.
It was the
ultimate statement of victory!
The Son of God
was raised from the dead, the first fruits of many.
As wonderful as that was,
the story did not end at that empty sepulchre.
As a matter of
fact the next chapter was written some 40 days later on Pentecost.
It was the
ultimate statement of power!
The promised
Holy Spirit was poured out on the 120 gathered in the Upper Room.
As wonderful as that was,
the story did not end that day in Jerusalem.
They say the
Book of Acts is the only book in the Bible still being written.
At great risk of
sounding like a Valedictorian giving the Commencement speech, the cross was not
an end for us but in so many ways – just a beginning.
We pass through
the door opened by the cross to begin our journey of being conformed to the
image of Jesus Christ.
This, in no way,
diminishes the work of the cross.
It points,
instead, to its absolute necessity.
There is only
one way to the Father and it is through faith in the completed work of the Son.
We are not
called to die at the cross.
Jesus did that
once for all.
We are called to
take up our cross.
That we do daily
by living for Him and through Him.
His victory over
sin was won, in part, by the fact that Jesus did not stay on the cross.
He conquered sin
and the grave!
Let Calvary be
the work God intended it to be in your life and then move forward in
the on-going
work of sanctification through the Spirit of God working in you.
That does not
offend God because He knows –
The story doesn’t
end there!
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