Unhindered

Remember how much you are loved, forgiven, and redeemed by way of the cross. Jesus died so you could be free. Knowing that, why waste another day with any falsehoods the Enemy throws at you? You have been bought with the blood of Jesus, and nothing you do or have done can change that. Jesus’ last words were, “It is finished!” He didn’t say, “Only some of it is finished” or “I am only partially done here” or “I did this for only a few.” No, He said, “It is finished,” and He meant for all. 

Everything you have done or ever will do was placed on Him that day. As His body was beaten, mocked, ripped, and torn, He thought of you. No sting in the palm could compare to that. He felt the love His Father had for you, which allowed Him to endure incomprehensible pain. He was the King of all kings, yet He wore a crown of thorns that dripped with the perfect blood of a Savior. His side bore the gaping wound inflicted by a soldier who thought his life was more valuable than that of God in the flesh. His feet bore the nail that held the weight of our sins as He lifted Himself for hours simply to breathe. His hands, oh, the sweet, gentle hands that touched people, healed many, and gave much as a carpenter, teacher, and Savior, were held back that day on a block of wood so that you and I would no longer be held back by anything.