On the First Day of Passion Week, my true love gave to me…
This week between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Day is the knot on the bow tie of Christ’s life. All of his 33 years aim at this week. Everything that happens afterward has its foundation in this week.
So here is a song… it is based loosely on the twelve days of Christmas, but we’ll only be doing five days here.
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14 ESV)
One Exchange that was made on the cross.
The last few weeks of Christ’s earthly journey were spent being obedient for us. Every obedient act was performed perfectly to replace every imperfect disobedient act in our lives. A deal was made, an exchange was made, a trade happened, where Christ’s perfection becomes ours as we wear His robes, and our sinfulness became His as He obeyed, was punished, and even died on our behalf.
I wonder which of my sins He replaced during that week. I wonder which of my punishments He took during that week. But without wondering, I know He died the death I deserve.
That exchange is the essence of Salvation. The sins that keep me hell bound and separate from God are erased by Christ’s blood. The requirement of perfect holiness that I could not offer, was offered by Jesus on my behalf.
The exchange hardly seems fair. My nothing for His everything. His everything for my nothing.
But I rejoice this week that He made the exchange.