Mark 15:37 Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last.
God the Son, who suspends the earth in its orbit is suspended upon a cross until he dies. God the Son, who fastened all things together in creation is fastened to the cross until it kills him. But the horror of Jesus’ death and the darkness that eclipsed the land is overshadowed by a truth more profound and more hopeful than anyone could imagine.
When Jesus died on the cross he was strong enough to hold onto our sin and our death so that these died with Jesus. When Jesus died, the power of sin and death died too. The condemnation of your sin is smashed. The cruel fate of you always being enslaved to your sin has been demolished. The hopelessness of death’s inevitable victory is now destroyed. This is why Paul writes, “Where, o death, is your victory? Where is your sting?” It’s gone.
Jesus has drained the power of sin and death on the cross. You’re free to choose life. You’re no longer a slave to sin—you are free. Your identity is no longer in what has been done to you or the mistakes you’ve made—that old identity has died on the cross. Death no longer defines you. You don’t have to rage and war in this life to get everything you possibly can…as though this life is all there is…for you have the eternity of heaven ahead of you.
So fall on your knees. Talk to your Savior. Pour out your heart to Him. Receive His incredible gift of salvation. Receive His forgiveness, his compassion, and his love. Filled with Jesus’ brand new life, you are now free to give everything you’ve received away to your family, your friends, and even your enemies.