But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
-- Ephesians 2:13 (NKJV)
One of the most memorable illustrations I have ever seen of how the cross serves us is that it became a bridge for us to return to God. A great chasm opened between mankind and God when Adam and Eve sinned. No matter how long or how hard he tried, man has not been able to span that gap of his own power. Then God sent His Son to us and sacrificed Him in payment of our sins. The instrument of Christ's death provides a crossing for us to be together with God once again.
Paul was speaking to the church in Ephesus, a gentile audience, when he wrote the above. He noted that they had been without Christ, without God, since they were not Jews or did not live in the land of Israel. But because Christ had defeated death for them, they could now share in the glory of heaven. The cross of Christ bridges the chasm and brings them near, His blood washes them clean, and they can now approach God.
Jesus, our wonderful Savior, thank You for giving us a bridge we can cross to return to You, to God. Thank You for washing our sins away with the blood You shed on our behalf. May we sing of Your glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Paul was speaking to the church in Ephesus, a gentile audience, when he wrote the above. He noted that they had been without Christ, without God, since they were not Jews or did not live in the land of Israel. But because Christ had defeated death for them, they could now share in the glory of heaven. The cross of Christ bridges the chasm and brings them near, His blood washes them clean, and they can now approach God.
Jesus, our wonderful Savior, thank You for giving us a bridge we can cross to return to You, to God. Thank You for washing our sins away with the blood You shed on our behalf. May we sing of Your glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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