The old rugged cross. Jesus hung on an ugly tree and
suffered the worst execution men could dream up. And yet, through that act of
ugliness and brutality emerged beauty and redemption and life everlasting.
What was unspeakably horrible, in the hands of our loving
heavenly Father, became a touchstone with the divine, a doorway through which
we can enter into that precious, amazing relationship which the Trinity longed
for.
This has been a week of shocking terror, a week in which sin
broke through in all its despicability. My mind cannot fathom how God will
redeem what was lost, but I believe it is exactly what he will do as we cry out
to him.
As Tony preached this morning, God loved the world so much
he gave his only, beloved son. He wanted to rescue us from the power of
darkness, and the light of the world has broken through.
May the fragrance of Jesus remind us of his love and may his
light transform our despair and fill us with hope as we trust in him.
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