“I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’”
Isaiah 46:10
In His agonizing death on the cross, Jesus faced the hour He knew was coming all along. Even in His sovereignty over all time and space, He knew fully that there is time for every season.
There was a time to be born, but now was His time to die. There was a time for Him to bless, but now was the time for Him to be cursed. There was a time for Him to heal, but now was the time for Him to be afflicted. Though there were times for Him to rejoice, at the cross it was time for Him to weep. There had been times for Him to comfort so many others, but now was the time for Him to be condemned.
God had not made a mistake. Jesus was not the wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time. In fact, all the ages turn on this perfect moment in time, when God redeemed His children. His hour of darkness was consecrated to be the hour of redemption. The cross brought the time to die but also was the time of sin’s defeat and of sinners’ victory.
The season of life and blessing was bought at a great price and is offered wholeheartedly to you!
There was a time to be born, but now was His time to die. There was a time for Him to bless, but now was the time for Him to be cursed. There was a time for Him to heal, but now was the time for Him to be afflicted. Though there were times for Him to rejoice, at the cross it was time for Him to weep. There had been times for Him to comfort so many others, but now was the time for Him to be condemned.
God had not made a mistake. Jesus was not the wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time. In fact, all the ages turn on this perfect moment in time, when God redeemed His children. His hour of darkness was consecrated to be the hour of redemption. The cross brought the time to die but also was the time of sin’s defeat and of sinners’ victory.
The season of life and blessing was bought at a great price and is offered wholeheartedly to you!
Scripture Focus
Isaiah 46:8-11
Insight
“In Jesus Christ we have been chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united for eternity.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1939)
Bible In A Year
- Judges 7-8
- Psalm 112
- 1 Corinthians 1-2