Christ arrived right on time

Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to…

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Crossway+ Special: Up to 50% Off Outreach Resources for Easter February 28, 2024 by: Crossway An Exclusive Offer for Crossway+ Members As Easter approaches, Christians everywhere are spending time reflecting on the death and resurrection of Christ—and on sharing that good news with friends and neighbors around them. With that in mind, Crossway would like…

2 Timothy 1:7

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

He took the punishment, and that made us whole.

The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We…