Oh What A Savior

Pastor Jamie concludes our "Seven Sayings From The Cross" series this week. The story of the crucifixion is brutal. It's easy to read it and think of Jesus as a victim. This was Jesus' plan though, and he was in control from beginning to end. In chapter 23 Luke tells us:"while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last."Right up to the end of his life Jesus was obediently working for our salvation. He called loudly. That doesn't sound like somebody feebly succumbing to his injuries. That sounds like somebody who was still full of life, who could still fight. He didn't need to fight for his life though. He was there to fight for us. So he went for the knock out blow. Jesus got the checkmate against the enemy. The enmity that the enemy had been sowing between God and humans ever since the garden was torn in two. No longer do we have to rely on complex rituals to allow one high priest to enter the presence of God on our behalf. Jesus, in a loud voice that shook the Earth, tore that curtain in two, because we would never need it again. He made himself the way to our heavenly father.It doesn't matter if you're the powerful Pharisee on the road to Damascus or the lowly thief who thinks he deserves death on a cross. Whoever you are, if you believe in Jesus, then you are welcome to join him. You are welcome to commit your spirit to him, not just in death, but every day of your life.