Thinking on this past weekend when we remembered the death of Christ and celebrated his resurrection has brought me to a simple, yet profound place in scripture. My daily reading has brought me to Colossians chapter 2.
"When you where dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." Colossians 2:13-15
Wow. I love how Paul worded the victory we have because of what Jesus did on the cross. So powerful and awesome. We were dead... imprisoned and on death row because of our sin. On the cross, Christ went into our prison, got the keys and opened the doors... freeing us! On top of that, he completely took the powers of darkness away leaving those who dwell there completely defeated! The Jews were looking for a king who would come in and defeat the enemy (the Romans), freeing their people. Looks like that is what they got; in the Spiritual world. That is what we all got! Thank you, Jesus!
