Cries From The Cross Series

When we repent of our sins and place our faith in Jesus Christ alone for the forgiveness of our sins, his righteousness is imputed, or credited, to our account. We don’t have to be perfect because Jesus was on your behalf.

• You don’t have to give in to despair

Quickly look at verse 51 again. Matthew 27:51: "And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom." What this means in simple terms is that because of Jesus’ agonizing, predestined, prophecy-fulfilling death on the cross, we now have direct access to God, never to be forsaken again. And that doesn’t just have benefits in the afterlife of eternity…this truth is life changing TODAY.

Let me wrap up this morning quoting from the same devotional that we read at the beginning: "If you are God’s child, you are not alone. Glorious grace has connected you to the One whose power and love don’t shift with the times. Grace has connected you and me to the One who is the ultimate dwelling place, the ultimate place to which we can run. This means that I am never left just to my own resources. I am never left to figure out and deal with life on my own. As God’s child, I must never see myself as poor or forsaken. I must never buy into the lie that I have no recourse or hope. I must never think that my life is ruled by my difficulty. I must never give way to despondency or despair. Grace has opened the door of hope and refuge to me by connecting me to One who is eternal and who rules all the circumstances and relationships that would cause me to feel alone.”

Church, grace has a name…and it’s Jesus – the one who was forsaken so that you would never have to be. And if you do not know him personally, I can’t think of a better day to meet him.