[The Glory Unveiled]
So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. [ Numbers 21:9 NIV ]
There is power in the cross—power unmatched, and utterly transformative. The cross represents the highest sacrifice imaginable: the giving of one’s own, only, deeply beloved Son. It is also the place where a legal transaction occurred, where a debt too heavy for humanity to carry was paid in full. When Jesus went to the cross, He did not merely suffer; He stepped into our place. He embodied our punishment, bore our guilt, and carried the weight of every charge that stood against us. Legally and spiritually, a divine cancellation took place. This is why Colossians 2:14 declares that our trespasses were forgiven “by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.”So when we look at the cross, we are not seeing shame—we are seeing settlement. We see a debt stamped PAID IN FULL. We see our freedom hanging where our guilt once stood. The cross is the reminder that nothing is left outstanding against us. This is why those who look to Jesus find that the sting of death is broken and the power of this world loses its grip. In the wilderness, when the Israelites were bitten by serpents, all they had to do was look upon the bronze serpent lifted up on the pole—and they lived. That moment was only a shadow, a dim prophetic whisper of a greater reality to come. And now, in the New Testament, that shadow stands fulfilled. Christ has been lifted up, not as a symbol of judgement alone but as the source of life. And everyone who looks to Him—truly looks—lives.
Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for the privilege to walk in the freedom that Jesus has made available for me.
Wisdom_Quote: There is power in the cross to set free.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.