Devotion:
Read John 19.
This chapter completes the story of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. He gave his life so we could have life. Max Lucado writes in his God’s Story, Your Story, “At the cross Christ wrapped himself around us and felt the full force of the fall. He took the unrelaxed punishment of the guilty. He died not like a sinner, but as a sinner --in our place. His sacrifice is a sufficient one. Our merits don’t enhance it. Our stumbles don’t diminish it. The sacrifice of Christ is a total and unceasing and accomplished work.
“It is finished,” Jesus announced. His prayer of abandonment is followed by a cry of accomplishment. Not “It is begun” or “It is initiated” or “It is a work in progress” No, “It is finished.”
Christ’s sacrifice costs everything and changes everything!
Personal Worship Option:
Spend some time thinking about how Christ’s sacrifice has impacted your life. How will that change how you spend this day?
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