“Having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
Colossians 2:15
Give some thought today to where you are with regard to Jesus. Perhaps, like Peter, you’re compelled by Him but stumble along the way and even have denied Him. Your heart may be heavy with the weight of your sin. Look to the cross!
You might be like John, coming first to Jesus with bravado and scorn for those who don’t see it your way. You long to be a disciple of love. Look to the cross!
Are you approaching Easter like Thomas, craving intimacy with the Almighty but harboring doubts? Look to the cross!
Maybe you are Judas, having been close to Jesus at one time, but feeling disillusioned now because you haven’t experienced the Jesus you wanted. Look to the cross!
Does the Pharisee in you keep rearing its head, causing you to look down on people around you, from the pew in church to the table with family gathered? Look to the cross!
Are you Pilate—avoiding the question of Jesus though He keeps confronting you? Or are you Joseph or Nicodemus, ready to declare your allegiance to the One who died and rose again for you? Then run to the cross today!
You might be like John, coming first to Jesus with bravado and scorn for those who don’t see it your way. You long to be a disciple of love. Look to the cross!
Are you approaching Easter like Thomas, craving intimacy with the Almighty but harboring doubts? Look to the cross!
Maybe you are Judas, having been close to Jesus at one time, but feeling disillusioned now because you haven’t experienced the Jesus you wanted. Look to the cross!
Does the Pharisee in you keep rearing its head, causing you to look down on people around you, from the pew in church to the table with family gathered? Look to the cross!
Are you Pilate—avoiding the question of Jesus though He keeps confronting you? Or are you Joseph or Nicodemus, ready to declare your allegiance to the One who died and rose again for you? Then run to the cross today!
Scripture Focus
Colossians 2:13-15
Insight
“I … wear forgiveness like a crown/ Coming to kiss the feet of mercy/ I lay every burden down/At the foot of the cross.” (Kathryn Scott, 2003)
Bible In A Year
- Deuteronomy 19-20
- Psalm 89
- Acts 13
