In Touch - Oct. 23, 2006
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- 2006 Oct 23
In Touch Daily Devotional
by Dr. Charles Stanley
October 23, 2006 The Cross Matthew 27
The cross—the universal symbol of Christianity—has great meaning to God. First of all, through Jesus’ death, the Father proclaimed the value of every single human being. He gave His only Son that “whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John
God declared that death is the debt owed for sin. (Ezekiel 18:20) However, God requires an unblemished sacrifice (Deuteronomy 17:1). We could not adequately pay our own penalty because we would only die in our sin. For holy God to forgive us, a sufficient substitute had to be found—one who qualified to pay for our disobedience. Jesus, the only one who was without sin, willingly took our place and assumed responsibility for our debt. All our iniquity—past, present, and future—was placed on Christ, and God’s judgment upon us was carried out against Him.
The meaning of the cross was experienced firsthand by Barabbas, the notorious prisoner who was condemned to die. God’s innocent Son was substituted for him, giving the criminal freedom. Like Barabbas, we’ve had our death sentence commuted, and, though unworthy, we have been set free in Jesus. Today, the cross continues to offer life and freedom to the undeserving.
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