Today

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

ON THE CROSS

Love was compressed for all history in that lonely figure on the cross, who said that he could call down angels at any moment on a rescue mission, but chose not to -- because of us. At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice. -- Philip Yancey

Today

Today, His followers see Him scourged with the notorious Roman cat of nine tails. Today, they see Him brutalized and mocked. Today they watch Him fall under the weight of His cross; perhaps it was the weight of our sin that He bore that truly weighed Him down. Today they watched Him as the thorns bloodied His brow and the nails pierced His hands and feet. Today they watched the Roman soldiers cast lots for His seamless robe. Today they saw the Pharisees gloat in their destruction of the One they hated. Today God's ancient enemy basked in self-satisfaction. Because today HE died.

May the Lord be with you today and give you the assurance of His promises that always outweigh the gloom of today. Today was not the end on that awful Friday and today is not the conclusion of the matter now.