"One thing is necessary...and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:42
Christ was counted worthy to drink his father’s wrath in our place, therefore; he is also worthy to tread his Father’s winepress. And he will tread it. Christ Jesus will come back and bring a glorious day of salvation for his people and a horrible day of reckoning for the lost. Not one sin will escape his notice. Not one act of injustice will escape his wrath. Are you prepared for that day?
He wore our sin, so we could wear his righteousness. He wore the shame and suffering so we could wear His purity. He wore the covering forged by our sin, so we could wear His dazzling garments of holiness.
You can’t betray someone from a distance; you have to be close. We expect our enemies to hurt us, reject us, slander and cut us. We’re ready for it. Betrayal, however, can only come from those we’ve loved. Trusted. Invested in. Walked beside. Counted on. The unkindest kiss of all has to come from a friend.
This cup of shame, torment, and staggering was mine to drink. I earned it by my sinful birth, by falling short of the glory of God. The wages of my sin filled this cup, and I was supposed to drink it. Yet the lamb drank it for me.
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Maybe you’re quarantined in a difficult situation and your normal support system can’t help. Maybe you live alone and the social distancing is almost too much to bear. Maybe you don’t know how you will make it one more day trying to oversee every child’s online school work. Maybe your place is the frontline of this awful battle with the same mask you wore the last 7 days. The word of God goes out to all who have ears to hear: “The eternal God is your dwelling place.”