The exchange wasn't just beautiful. It was actually divine.
Divine for there was a substitution that happened, not by chance, but by choice.
So that by the Son's effort, being driven by His unconditional love, the sin that caused separation could be removed and restore again an everlasting connection, a position where this creator, our God, has intended us to be.
Before facing the cross.
He obeyed the heaven's will to redeem us from our stubbornness.
He clothed himself with humility that we may live without pride.
He lowered himself down that He may lift us up.
He conquered fear that we may have courage.
He was emptied that we may be full.
While being nailed at the cross.
He was broken that we may become whole.
He was rejected so that we can be accepted.
He was despised that we may have our worth.
He received the punishment for our acquittal.
His payment for our penalty.
He endured pain for our relief.
He took our sickness to render us healing.
He experienced poverty so we might become rich.
And after He overcame the grave.
He has removed our defeat by His victory.
He has given His salvation for our damnation.
Through His word, He removed our uncertainties by giving us His assurance.
Granting us His success for our failures.
His death that we may savor not only life, but a good life.
He has redeemed our future with His past.
He labored it once and for all.
A once and for all effort so we can now live by grace.
And that grace ended an endless exhaustion of impressing God.
That we might not beg anymore of what we need in this life because Jesus has given it all.
Not only that.
Grace has also made an avenue. It opened an access.
What Jesus has exchanged for us describes the ultimate description of the glory of God that is available again to His people as the veil was torn.
An in order to receive the benefits of what Jesus has given, there's no other way but to trade ourselves to Him, the lover of our souls.
Because by saying Yes to Him, it will always please the Father.
That moment will never be just that beautiful. God will always remember it always as divine.
Divine, because of the result of the exchange, a substitution will be transpired, not by chance, but by your choice.
As you decide to walk in the Son's finished work, you can walk freely by God's grace.
(4/6/2015)
(4/6/2015)
