Ps.103:19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Eph.1:21-23
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Remember the holiness of God!
God is sovereign over all!
Deut.4:25 that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
From the beginning, we have denounced His sovereignty, and despised His righteousness! We totally disregard His wrath and continually deny his love! How can righteous God be loving to rebellious sinners who are due his wrath? God's forgiveness of our sin is a threat to His character! Before the cross is for anyone else's sake, the cross is for His sake! Tremble at the horror of man's wickedness! Jewish leaders, Roman leaders, soldiers, crowds, and even His disciples were all wicked and sinful toward the Lord. The Jews rejected Him, had Him arrested, accused Him of being blasphemous, and judged Him as a liar. The Romans sentenced and crucified Him. The soldiers stripped, scourged, mocked, beat, and spat on Him. The crowds ridiculed, reviled, and shouted at Him. Even those who believed and loved Him, His disciples betrayed, denied, disobeyed, and deserted Him and scattered and left Him alone.
Matt.27:1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
John 11:46-48
46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
Matt.26:57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.
Matt.27:20-22
20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor again said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas."
22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?"They all said, "Let him be crucified!"
Matt.27:28-31
28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
30 And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.
31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.
Matt.26:49-50
49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.
50 Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you came to do." Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.
Matt.26:56 But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him and fled.
Matt.27:45-50
45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."
48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink.
49 But the others said, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him."
50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Behold the humility of Christ! He was our substitution! Jesus died our death! He is the Passover Lamb who saves us with His blood. He is the covenant keeper who seals us with His blood. Before the cross, we were headed for eternal death; we now have eternal life. The definition of propitiation: the turning away of wrath by an offering or an atoning sacrifice
Jesus was our propitiation, He endured our condemnation! The cup of the cross is not primarily physical suffering; it is predominantly spiritual suffering. Jesus was not a coward about to face Romans soldiers; He was a Savior about to experience divine wrath. Before the cross, we were afraid of God; because of the cross, we are now friends with God. We are reconciled only through Christ who suffered our separation. The cry on the cross was not a cry of unbelief, confusion, or despair but it was a cry of physical agony, spiritual anguish and relational separation. The curse of the cross; Jesus was cut off from the Father's favorable presence. Jesus was given the full recompense of our disobedience. Before the cross, we were cast out of God's presence; because of the cross , we are now invited into God's presence!
Ex.12:23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.
1Cor.5:7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
Ex.24:8 And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words."
Matt.26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
2Cor.5:18-21
18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Lord God, maker of heaven and earth and everything in them, melt hearts today with Your Word. Amen
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