Just one more day before we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ. As we focus our attention on the resurrection, I want to point you to a passage of Scripture that speaks of the entire plan of redemption.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 says, “ For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.”
That last phrase He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again is the resurrection life. It also prompts a question: What does it mean that Jesus died for me? It means: He bore your sin (2 Cor.7:21); He bore the penalty for your sin (Rom.6:23); He defeated death and Satan. 1 John 3:8 says, “For the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” He has prepared a place for us (John 14:1-3).
As you prepare for this time of celebration, remember that God has called us to Himself to confess Jesus as Lord and to live our lives “for Him who died for (us) and rose again” (2 Cor.5:15). We are therefore to follow after those things that promote godliness and holiness and flee from the desires of the flesh. As Richard Baxter well said, Let “nothing else but the habitual and predominant devotion and dedication of soul, and body, and life, and all that we have to God; and esteeming, and loving, and serving, and seeking Him, before all the pleasures and prosperity of the flesh.”
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 says, “ For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.”
That last phrase He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again is the resurrection life. It also prompts a question: What does it mean that Jesus died for me? It means: He bore your sin (2 Cor.7:21); He bore the penalty for your sin (Rom.6:23); He defeated death and Satan. 1 John 3:8 says, “For the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” He has prepared a place for us (John 14:1-3).
As you prepare for this time of celebration, remember that God has called us to Himself to confess Jesus as Lord and to live our lives “for Him who died for (us) and rose again” (2 Cor.5:15). We are therefore to follow after those things that promote godliness and holiness and flee from the desires of the flesh. As Richard Baxter well said, Let “nothing else but the habitual and predominant devotion and dedication of soul, and body, and life, and all that we have to God; and esteeming, and loving, and serving, and seeking Him, before all the pleasures and prosperity of the flesh.”
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