Acts 2:23 New International Version (NIV)
23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate
plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death
by nailing him to the cross.
When we think of the Cross, two words we must never
associate with it are the words "tragic accident." Peter makes very
clear that two separate streams of power converged at the cross. Evil had its
way and brought the Son of God to the Cross. God had his plan and he allowed
the cross to happen to redeem us. The Cross was no accident. What hell had
intended as our ultimate defeat, God used to bring us redemption and triumph.
The best and worst of all things collided. Of course the Cross wasn't the
ultimate answer in this battle; the empty tomb and the resurrected Lord are. We
are the victorious recipients of this grace, paid at such an agonizing cost,
administered in such a cruel manner by our greatest adversary, and secured by
Jesus' triumph over the grave.
Thought for today: What is my response when I am faced with an
intersection?
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