| Do you know that it was at the cross that Jesus addressed His
Father as “God” for the first time? He had always addressed His Father as
“Father”. But at Calvary’s tree, He addressed His Father as “God”. |
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| Jesus lost that Father-Son relationship when He was representing
you and carrying your sins at the cross so that today, you can call God “Abba!
Father!” (Romans 8:15) and have a loving father-son relationship with God
forever. Jesus was forsaken by God and His world became very dark on that lonely
hill so that in your darkest hour, God will always say to you, “I will never
leave you nor forsake you!” (Hebrews 13:5) |
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| At the time when Jesus needed God most, God turned His back on
Him. God had to turn His back on His Son because His eyes are too holy to behold
all the sin that was in His Son’s body. And because God turned His back on
Jesus, He will never turn His back on you. Instead, you will see God’s face of
favor shining on you all the time! |
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| Jesus also took your place of no protection at the cross. For the
first time, He gave up divine protection so that you can have it every day of
your life! And because He became sin, He took your curse at the cross so that
today, as you take His gift of righteousness, you receive only blessings from
God. |
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| Jesus received the full brunt of God’s wrath in His body once and
for all when He carried your sins. All of God’s anger and condemnation fell on
Him, consuming all your sins until God’s wrath was exhausted. |
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| Today, God is not angry with you. The body of Jesus absorbed
everything — your sins, curses, and God’s anger and condemnation. So live life
expecting to see not the judgment, but the goodness and blessings of God! |
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