16/04/2022
When you think of this season, remove "I" and "me" from the whole narrative. When you think about the Cross, remove "I" and "me" from the whole narative.
The whole essence of the Cross is that God introduced a system through which His purpose that was suspended through the fall of the First Adam, would now be fully fulfilled through the Last Adam: It is about how God restored His purpose as it was before creation.
Through the facility of the Cross, it is now possible for God to look into the Earth realm and see Himself in man, which is the very reason He created man.
The plan was "let us make man in our own image, after our likeness..." But before Jesus came, that scripture wasn't fulfilled because the First Adam, through his fall, made it impossible for it to be fulfilled.
So what the Cross did is to become the facility through which man can now be a true image of God by partaking in the divine nature.
The summary of this is that the Cross is not just a story of love, but moreso of "His Eternal Purpose," for Jesus wouldn't have gone through that journey if it would not restore that which was suspended by the First Adam.
The beauty of the Cross is that man can now become an expression of God in nature, government and power. Thus, any discussion on the subject of the Cross that doesn't emphasise this is not whole.
Don't go about shouting "love" as though God's idea of love is as man. Love is not an emotion in the realms of eternity, it is a commitment to an established purpose. So, Jesus gave himself because of his commitment to a cause, hence he said "not my will but yours."
Therefore, as we celebrate this season, let it be clear to you that this is about the restoration of God's plan of having an image on earth. We rejoice greatly because the Cross brought us back to where sin took us away from. We rejoice because by the Cross, we can now journey into God without limitation.
The only proof that you truly value the Cross and this season, will now be your willingness to submit to the dealings of the Holy Spirit to the intent that Christ be formed in you.
You don't value the Cross and this season if you are not living a "Spirit-led" life.
Β© Pst . Omini