The Son of God was not spared

Day 5

Big Idea: The Son of God was not spared so you can be saved.

Mark 15:39: “And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’”

As I shared on Sunday, I love the contrast of the sacrifice of Isaac to the sacrifice of Jesus. Why is it that in the story of Isaac, my heart races more, my fears rise up higher in my throat, and my desire for relief is so much greater? Why is it I struggle to accept God asking Abraham to sacrifice his only son, yet take for granted that God sacrificed his only son?

The difference in the story of sacrifice in Genesis 22 and Mark 15 is that in Mark 15 the person dies while in Genesis 22 the son is spared and the ram is slaughtered.

That brings us to my big idea today: The Son of God was not spared so you can be saved.

The Son of God was not spared so you can be saved.

The Son of God was not spared so you can be saved.

Yes, I meant to do that because I want you to see it. Feel it. Hear it. Experience it.

Jesus was not spared though he was sinless so that you, though sinful, can be saved.

I end the week with this verse: Romans 5:8: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Sit in that today!