Every day, I am amazed by the magnitude of God’s Love. How is it that One so Perfect can have so much mercy, love and kindness for me? Even more than usual, I am today reflecting on the sacrifice that was made so that we might have eternal life and life more abundantly. Jesus Christ died, surrendered His life, became sin for us then snatched away the power of sin and death and became the transformation that our souls needed to be saved.

I can barely type the words without breaking down. As tears are streaming down my face I think about the pain that I have chosen in my life. The things I did, fully aware of what the consequences might be, yet I decided to become sin in those moments.

I am reminded that Jesus, You didn’t die for me so that I could be complacent with my life. You didn’t become sin so that over 2000 years later I can choose to wallow in it and pick up all the illness, distress and misery that comes along the lust of the flesh. You didn’t die so that I could walk this life as if I wasn’t worthy of Your Love.

On my own I am not worthy, but You purchased my life with Your precious Blood. You redeemed me and brought me into Your Kingdom as Your child, not a slave. I would gladly be a slave for one so Loving, so Mighty, so Perfect As You. Yet you died so that I might be reconciled to You as your daughter. Not only did You die but You rose again with all power, allowing me to live victoriously in Your Name.

So many have given their lives for certain causes or simply departed when their life was over. So many laid down their lives for whatever reason, but Only You got up with the purpose of redeeming man.

You didn’t have to do it, but You did. You didn’t give up Your Life so that we could walk this earth without power, purpose or praise. Today I am returning to the full realization of who I am for You. I am someone that You loved enough to suffer through it all, the worst of the worse, the most terrible of fates. You saw all the horrible things that existed in this world and You chose to take all that upon Yourself so that I would not have to suffer. For this You are worthy of everything I have to give and more.

With all that I am, I worship You and I am fully Yours.

Luke 23:44-46 (New International Version)

Jesus’ Death

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

The Lord is still showing me that I am complete in Him, that He is perfecting me with each and every trial I endure. He gave me yet another illustration of this yesterday. I had a dress custom-made for a special occasion, but when I received it, it was not what I paid for. I took the dress to a skilled designer to see if it could be fixed and she said it would be better to start over from scratch. I agreed with her, because I must have the dress that I chose, the one that I paid for.

That imperfect dress reminded me of the issues in my life that I didn’t feel like dealing with. The ones that I have never conquered because instead I would avoid them. I realized that God wasn’t going to let me out of it this time. He wanted me to complete the process. If I do not see this thing through, I will be like that dress – incomplete and poorly constructed.

I will have to endure the rough parts this time so that I can become whole. I may have to be taken apart and properly sewn back together before I look like what Christ paid for with his life – His glorious Bride, spotless, without wrinkle and dazzling like a thousand Swarovski crystals.

Lord, it is my prayer today that You would make me over. I have cheapened my own design with materials that don’t belong on me like negative thinking, fear, doubt, worry and old patterns. I don’t want to be a poor imitation of the original You created me to be. You design only the finest and that’s how I want to see myself. Thank You for investing only the best in me. I love You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Ephesians 5:25-27 (New King James Version)

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.