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Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me… He does not come into judgment. John 5:24
D.L. MOODY
In a prairie fire, when the wind is strong, the wall of flame often rolls along twenty feet high, destroying man and beast in its onward rush. The frontiersmen know they cannot run as fast as that fire. Not the fleetest horse can escape it. But they just take a match and light the grass before them. These flames sweep a space, and men follow and take their stand in the burned district, and are safe. Over the place where they stand, the fire has already passed and there is nothing left to burn. So, there is one spot on Earth that the judgment of God has swept over. Centuries ago the storm burst on Calvary and the Son of God endured it; and now, if we take our stand by the cross, we are safe for time and for eternity.
ERWIN LUTZER
Jesus came to Earth to protect us “from the wrath to come” (see 1 Thessalonians 1:10). The crucifixion represents God’s farthest reach. God came our way. The chasm that exists between us and God, our inability to live up to His standard of holiness—all of that was bridged by God Himself. In effect, God says, “I am not just descending to humanity with a ladder, asking them to crawl on the ladder toward me. No, they are dead in trespasses and sins. I’m going to scoop them up and bring them to myself.” To do that, Jesus had to bear the wrath of God on our behalf.
PRAYER
Father, I love you because you first loved me. I wish I loved you more, and I thank you that I stand under the shelter of Christ’s great work on the cross.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What thoughts go through your mind when you think of Christ dying for you?How does it feel to know that God’s love for you will never go away?