BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 14
The Son of Man will die, just as the Scriptures say.
MATTHEW 2 6 : 2 4 (NCV)
God’s greatest blessings often come costumed
as disasters. Any doubters need to do nothing more than
ascend the hill of Calvary.
Jerusalem’s collective opinion that Friday was this:
Jesus is finished. What other conclusion made sense?
The religious leaders had turned him in. Rome had
refused to bail him out. His followers had tucked their
tails and scattered.
He was nailed to a cross and left to die, which he
did. They silenced his lips, sealed his tomb, and, as
any priest worth the price of a phylactery would tell you,
Jesus is history. Three years of power and promises are
decomposing in a borrowed grave. Search the crucifixion
sky for one ray of hope, and you won’t find it.
Such is the view of the disciples, the opinion of the
friends, and the outlook of the enemies.
But God is not surprised. His plan is right on
schedule. Even in—especially in—death, Christ is still
the king, the king over his own crucifixion.
M A X L U C A D O
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