Have you ever thought of how dark and painful that night was for Christ when He was taken by the Sanhedrin? Sin is not just a word. It is the face of evil, and everything that it can conjure up is thrown together for the Savior to cleanse.
Imagine that night, it’s dark; the moon may have been bright in the sky. It was chilly and the Lord’s disciples had scattered. They deserted Him in His hour of need. How hurtful that must have been for Him. He felt alone as the Son of Man.
Hiding nearby, Peter stood by the fire warming himself and as the rooster crowed, he denied the Lord. He even cursed at those asking about Him. I believe the Lord knew the exact moment that Peter did that, and it struck Him in his heart like a dagger.
It was a very dark and evil night. The sin of the world from beginning to end was coming to one place to rest upon Him. I know we can’t comprehend that. Imagine having to clean a public bathroom that has failed to function and all of the toilets have overflowed on the floor. You have to clean it up but you have to clean it up with your bare hands only. No water, no cleaning supplies, no rags, no mops, no trash containers; nothing-just your hands.
That is how filthy our sin is. That is how it appears to the Lord. It is disgusting, vile, and the stench will turn your stomach. Now put your hands in it and make it clean…
Only the Lord Jesus Christ could do that. Only He can cleanse us of the most abhorrent sins. He hates our sin but He loves us. He can take that dark night full of evil of the world and turn it into light, because His light overcomes the darkness.
There is no sin too great, no evil so dark, that Jesus cannot overcome it. He has cleansed us with His bare hands spread out on a cross while the blood ran down His arms and dripped to the ground. He cleansed us when He spoke the words, “It is finished.”
In your little world you may have experienced enormous trials and heartbreaks. Have you experienced everything possible in the realm of tragedy? Of course not, no one has except our Lord. He did it for you because He loves you with an unconditional love that never ends. He gives it to all of us as His grace, because He wants us with Him forever.
If you can’t trust someone that would die for you, who can you trust?
VickieDawn
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