Thursday, September 5, 2019

The innocent dies, the guilty goes free

Morning: Psalm 37:1-18; I Kings 11:1-13; James 3:13-4:12
Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; Mark 15:12-21

Not only is Jesus silent; he is also innocent.  He is crucified; a murderer goes free.  Jesus’ cross is a political not a religious symbol.  Today’s electric chair comes close to symbolizing the true horror of the cross in Jesus’ day.  And Jesus is crucified for political not religious reasons – Pilate thought he wanted to be king.  In the process, though, Jesus demonstrates his whole reason for being … The innocent dies, the guilty goes free.  What makes us whole is Love doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves: there but for the grace of God …

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