Are you weary this week? Is anxiety weighing you down? Does shame cling to you, clawing at your heart with its heavy hands? Does sickness, grief, divorce, hurt, or fear loom over you?
This is your reminder that over 2000 years ago, Jesus’ week was filled with choices He made to purchase freedom from those very things.
Each day, He made choices knowing they would lead to the brutal suffering, humiliation, and loneliness of the cross. And He made them for you.
He entered Jerusalem knowing what was coming. He sent Judas to betray Him knowing it would result in His death. He let the guards carry Him away in the garden so that He could die. For you.
He chose the cross for you.
It’s not a feel good story that fits smoothly into our ideas of Easter bunnies and colorful eggs.
But it is a life giving promise of hope, redemption, and restoration for the ugliest, messiest, worst parts of us.
Enjoy this week. Hug your family. Let your kids find candy filled eggs and take silly pictures with bunnies. But please don’t forget the what this week is really about.
He knew what the cost of your freedom was and He willingly, lovingly, and deliberately chose to pay that price for you.
And those things you’re carrying today, He already carried them to the cross. Let Him have them.
A Peace of My Mind 