November 1.
Focusing On Calvary

Luke 24:7

Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Go with me to this hill called Calvary, an unusual spot of ground. If you take a close look, you still see the stain of blood that ran down Calvary’s hill. It was at Calvary where my sin debt was paid. It was at Calvary where the bitter waters of life were made sweet. The serpent’s head was bruised. My eternal check was signed and my ransom price was paid. A young man showed up by the name of Jesus that knew no sin, but for us became sin.

Unlike many of us, Jesus knew before he left, heaven what was going to happen on planet earth. We don’t know what’s going to happen from day to day. We can be healthy and robust today and tomorrow we can fall into a dilemma that will change our lives forever. We wait until crisis shows up and then try to find a solution. God prepares the solution before the crisis. It’s good to walk with him.

Jesus came to suffer and to die for the sins of the whole world. Jesus is hanging on the middle cross with nails in his hands, spikes in his feet, and thorns on his head. On a cross at each side hangs a thief. Jesus’ enemies thought they could humiliate him by allowing Him to die in the midst of criminals. People are still trying to embarrass Jesus. When you listen to comedy hours and things of that nature, you hear jokes about Jesus. As a matter of fact, they like to crack jokes about people that follow Jesus. But be careful how you laugh at jokes about Jesus because Jesus is no joking matter. Jesus is real. He is serious. And he paid an awesome price for my sins.

While He’s hanging on the cross, Jesus is lifted about eighteen inches from the ground. God uses his enemies to do mission work for him and then sends them on to hell. They failed to realize that in John 12:32 God said, And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.