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April 12
WHAT THE DEATH OF JESUS MEANS TO ME

Scripture: Philippians 2:8 “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, ever the death of the cross.”

    There are several things that I would like to mention today about the death of the Lord Jesus there at Calvary and what it means to me.  First of all, let me say, His death means that I can have forgiveness from my sins.  The precious words that our Lord cried out from the cross, “Father forgive them” are probably the sweetest words that were ever spoken.  Because of His willingness to go to Calvary and shed His precious blood, we have the privilege today of receiving forgiveness for all the sins that we have committed. We owed a debt that we could not pay and He paid a debt He did not owe! Because of the His death we can receive His forgiveness, not because we deserve it, but because of His grace.
    It also means that I am forever pardoned by my Lord.  He took my sins as His very own.  He who knew no sin, became sin for us. Because of my sins, I had the sentence of death on me.  Much like that old thief on the cross, when he cried out for the Lord’s mercy, the Lord told him, “Today thou shalt be with me in paradise”.  Again, not because we deserve it, but because of His grace.  He tells us that now that we have been forgiven and received His pardon that He’ll not remember our sins anymore.  Thank God He was willing to die!  He not only pardons our sin, but He took our place.  Even though we were guilty, He took the penalty of sin for us and died in our place.
    Then it means that now I am free from the guilt of sin.  The hardest thing that we have to do is not to receive the forgiveness and pardon that He gives, but to be able to forgive and pardon ourselves. That awful plague of guilt will keep you down and defeated until you realized that the “blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin”.