JESUS PAID IT ALL

How do Christians live in VICTORY over the contestant sin that endeavors to pull them down? How does one overcome strongholds and sin that so easily entangles?

The ANSWER is so simple: Jesus Paid it ALL

What does this mean?

Any person would clearly admit they most definitely fall short of being perfect. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Every person born of the seed of Adam is under sin and essentially cursed with death. That means every person is born with sin and every person will eventually die.

Now, God is perfect, holy, and righteous. He is without sin. Man is unholy, sinful and thus separated from God.

Not only are people separated from God, but they are responsible to pay for every single sin they have committed! In the Old Testament it says, "If there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."(Exodus 21:23-25)

Jesus said, "For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you." (Matthew 7:2)

Thus, one is bound to pay for every sin they commit and “the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23).

In the Old Testament God called Abraham to be the father of Israel, his chosen people. They were to be set apart from all the other nations. They were to be holy just as God is holy. The Israelites were commanded by God to offer sacrifices for their sins. They would pay for their sins by sprinkling the blood of an unblemished firstborn lamb on themselves. The shed blood of the lamb paid for their sins temporarily. They continually had to offer sacrifices day after day, year after year.

Because God loved the whole world he had a plan to redeem every nation, tribe and tongue. He sent his only Son, Jesus, to die on the cross as the perfect sacrifice. He was the unblemished Lamb who was slain. On the third day Jesus rose from the grave and conquered death!

Jesus blood shed on the cross paid the debt that no human could pay. When anyone sincerely asks that the blood of Jesus cover their sins, then they are forgiven. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life!” Romans 6:23.

Jesus PAID for all the sins that we were supposed to pay for. So the next time you are struggling with the things of this world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions (1 John 2)—renounce this sin and pray:

“Lord, I deserve nothing more than death yet Jesus was the perfect Lamb who was sacrificed. I lay my sin/burden down and cover myself with Jesus’ blood. Jesus paid for my __________________, infirmities, lust, pride, selfishness, cancer, idolatry, eating disorder, disobedience to parents, oppression…

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. —Psalm 18:16-17

Lord, teach us the power of the cross and what it means that you bore our sins and infirmities.

JESUS PAID IT ALL