I recently watched a movie about a woman whose brother was convicted of a murder. He appealed, but lost that case, too. He was sentenced to life without th3 possibility of parole. There was nothing he could do about it. However, his sister was convinced he was innocent, and vowed to do everything in her power to exonerate him. She got a college degree and went to law school. She passed the bar and became an attorney. He was convicted before DNA testing was a possibility. After an long search, she found the evidence after sixteen years, and waited for the DNA testing, which took over a year to come back. Finally, it proved that the blood at the scene did not belong to her brother. She had dedicated her life to helping her brother, all because she was convinced of his innocence.

We have a different story. We have someone who knew without a doubt that we were guilty and sentenced to death. Yet He willingly dedicated His life to making sure we would not have to die eternally. There was nothing we could do to get out of our sentence. But Jesus did what it took, taking our place in punishment, even though we were guilty and deserved to die.

Romans 5:6–8 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Remember and rejoice in that fabulous love that God has for you on this Lord’s day.