The greatest exchange ever
made for you
God made him who had no sin
to be sinfor us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
A young boy had a problem of
being consistently late for dinner. One day, his parents warned him to be on
time or else he would get only bread and water for dinner. This time, though,
the boy arrived later than ever and found his parents already sitting at the
table.
Quickly, the boy sat at his
place and noticed the meal before him: a slice of bread and a glass of water.
Silence filled the room as he stared at his plate. The suddenly, he saw his
father’s hand reach over, take the boy’s plate, and set it before himself. Then
the father took his own plate of food, smiled warmly, and set it before the
boy.
When the boy grew older he
said, “All my life, I’ve known what God is like by what my father did for me
that night.”
When Jesus went to the cross,
He exchanged our plate of sin and suffering for His plate of righteousness and
rewards. He voluntarily took what we deserved upon Himself and gave us
incomparable riches through our faith in Him.
In the history of the world,
no greater exchange has ever been made. So thank God today for sending His Son
to take away your sins and give you eternal life!
Prayer Challenge
Thank God for sending Jesus
to take away your sin so that you can have eternal life!