Yesterday was Resurrection Sunday. Millions celebrated the freedom of the cross through Jesus Christ. Churches everywhere preached the Good News and called for lost souls to turn to the cross. So I was picturing it today in my mind and I saw it so clearly. At all times your back is facing something! It is an interesting posture. To turn around you face your back as an action not just a state of being. Kind of like saying, "Talk to the hand!"....just talk to my back!
When we stand before the cross of Christ and accept the free gift of salvation our back is turned against sin. Every time we turn around to sin our back is on the cross. There is no middle ground, no half way, no stopping point as you pivot. You are either facing Jesus or facing your own selfishness.
Psalm 66:16-20
Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
As we consider Jesus' sacrifice on the cross let us see what we must put behind us to take in it's beauty. If we feel distant or unheard, maybe we just need to turn around and face Him. The cross is not just a time of acceptance but a time to turn your back on death and choose life.
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