Lent

It was Friday…but Sunday was coming!

Jesus’ life and death were acts of relent for you and me. He bought us by his death and brought us together as the church through his ultimate surrender.

A savior must be sinless to die sacrificially for the sin of others. Since all humans are sinful, he must be God, and to die on man’s behalf; he must be man.

Being man and sinless, Jesus was the only one who could die on man’s behalf. There was no other one and no other way. And yet we get just a hint of the pain of the cross in today’s passage.

Easter is coming. But today, slow down and thank Jesus for his great sacrifice.

Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone. If we reject or neglect the Cornerstone, our lives (relationships, jobs, dreams, desires, etc.) will be out of line.

Jesus called children to his side. He told his listeners, “Let the little children come to me… for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven”.

Jesus lived with zeal and passion. He entered the temple area and “drove out” all who had turned worship into a money-making scam.

Jesus rides into our hearts to stay. He is more intent on changing us than our circumstances.