“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law
by becoming a curse for us.” Galatians 3:13
Have you read – really read – all the verses for today? Have you soaked in them? Meditated on them? If not – STOP, take a moment and do so now.
Are you stunned?
Stunned by the beauty of the sacrifice that has been made for you… for me? I am. I am so stunned I can barely write.
“Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree…” Galatians 3:14
Jesus took upon Himself the curse that was given to those of us who violated the law. You and me. Tim Keller says that “when a person was executed in the Old Testament, it was usually by stoning. Then the body was hung on a tree as a symbol of divine rejection. It was not that the man was cursed because he was hung, but rather, he was hung as a sign of the curse. Paul draws this connection to Christ, whose execution was on a cross-tree to show that He experienced the curse of divine rejection.”
There he hung, in place of, for, us. He earned the curse we deserved so that we might receive the blessing He earned.
And the stunning part? Just like he became a sinner for us, then we have become righteous in the same way. God now sees us as perfect, unblemished, righteous, and without fault. This is more than just being forgiven. This means that we become perfect in His sight.
Perfect.Â
Our part? We need simply Look and Live…
Look at that man on the cross.
See what He has done.
Let it bring you to worship at His feet.
Let it soften your heart as you gaze on Him today.
Be stunned.
“We never move on from the gospel-we never can, and never need to.”- Tim Keller
So stay there. At the foot of the cross. Look and live, friends. Let the stunning news permeate your every thought today.