Verse of the day: I am crucified with Christ; Therefore, it is no longer me who lives, but Christ lives in me; and this life which I now have in the flesh, I live it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:19-20).
When the alarm went off at 4:59 this morning, I thought for a fraction of a second about the absolute reality of death and the fact that I was before a totally holy God, with nothing to recommend to me more than my own life.
The horror of this was overcome only by the splendor of reality: Jesus Christ died at that time.
Then the terror is gone
My immediate perception was: it is the essence of what happens every time a person becomes, this is how Jesus Christ turns out to be real, this is how a person comes to appreciate the love of Christ, suddenly, for the first time, he sees and feels with the eyes of his heart the undeniable reality of having to meet God with the guilty conscience.
The impact of this vision is devastating. This allows sinners to know that their only hope is a mediator; if you remain alone, with nothing to recommend to you more than your own sinful life, you are completely lost; If there is hope for eternity in the presence of this God, we need a Redeemer, a substitute, a savior.
In this moment of terrible crisis, nothing illuminates except the gospel of Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave himself up for me?(Galatians 2. 20). In a fraction of a second before he was there, was I allowed to see the darkness and horror of judgment?Not a theological inference, not a merely rational conclusion, not a mere thought, but a look with the inner eye, full of knowledge, feeling. and certainty.
Our God is devouring fire. He doesn’t contemplate evil. We’re totally lost. My fault was so great, real and indisputable in that split second that there was not even the remotest chance of making excuses. It was sudden, absolutely moving and infinitely desperate.
Right now, Jesus is all that matters. O Christ, O Christ, can my heart contain the wave of gratitude?O gift from God, my desperate and only need!
Original: March 20th? Jesus died at that time, © 2017 Faithful Ministérium. All rights are reserved. Website: MinisterioFiel. com. br: Camila Rebeca Almeida Critic: Vinicius Musselman Narration: Elalio Garofalo Neto.
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