In order to
approach the throne of God, we must be pure and righteous. That is what the
sacrifices are all about—becoming righteous so that we are pure, holy and can
stand or bow in the presence of God the Father. He is holy—so anyone who comes
before Him must be holy, too. Jesus was pure…and then He took on the sin of the
world. He died and was buried. Sin was destroyed. After Christ was crucified
and put in the grave, His disciples scattered. Jesus was dead. Everyone lost
hope. No one but the Roman soldiers stood at His grave. We remember this solemn
day—but we know the rest of the story and the hope of His resurrection. Jesus
suffered and died, knowing that God the Father would call Him forth from the
grave—righteous and pure once again. And because of Jesus’ obedience to death,
we are recognized as righteous in God’s eyes. Praise Him for that.
Training Tip – Create a diorama with your children to help them
understand the story of the burial and then resurrection of Jesus. Be sure to
have Roman guards posted by the stone covering the entrance to the grave—a cave
in a hillside. Then on Resurrection Sunday they will be able to roll the stone
away to see that Jesus is not there! He is risen.
Lord Jesus, once again I express my gratitude to You
for the suffering You endured. I imagine that the darkness on the cross—and then
the darkness of the grave were equally devastating. More rejection.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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