The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ was God's masterpiece. Before time ever began, this work had been planned. More inspiring than the works of Michelangelo, more dramatic than Moses parting the Red Sea. It was there on a cross, set on a hill, that God chose to display His masterpiece of love. Battered, torn, bruised and bloodied Jesus' body hung there naked before the world to take away your sins and mine. The very act defied man's conscience and challenged his reasoning. Angels struggled to comprehend it while man's finite minds could never have conceived of such. And no one other than Jesus, the Lamb of God, could complete His divine plan.
Jesus gave his all, down to his last drop of blood, to fulfill the covenant promises God made with Abraham, the very promises that became the Constitution for every believer. It was only through Jesus' pain and suffering we were healed, and it was His sacrifice alone that redeemed us from our sin, guilt and shame. This single act also declared our freedom as well as the doom of satan, the enemy of our souls, to hell. No one else could have done such a thing. No one other than Yahweh himself, the Christ, was willing to die for you and me.
As Jesus, our Passover Lamb, hung between heaven and earth he spoke the most powerful words ever spoken on this planet, "It is finished." With that final stroke of genius, the heavenly Father was once again united with his creation and all was restored. Those simple words still resonate through time and space. God's work was truly complete. Everything you and I will ever do or receive was accomplished that day, that very moment and never again will we see such a scene. It will always be remembered that Jesus was crucified, so that we could have life. Our faith, our future and our very existence is based on this awesome display. All those who acknowledge this work of art, realize they are indeed truly blessed. To God be all the glory forever and ever. Amen.
John 3:16, revealed the Father's heart and Jesus' life, death and resurrection as God's Masterpiece.
