Having a certain paradigm shift can be quite monumental in life. Friday I had one of those moments. Kathryn redefined the work of the cross for me in a way that I cannot fully share the impact to my heart.
For the past ten or twelve years I have seen the cross as the place of forgiveness. The place that must be stopped at in order to gain salvation. A place to trust that Christ did indeed pay for my sins and through that payment I have eternal life. This is all true; it is just lacking fullness.
Kathryn told me that the cross is where I was made whole. As in, already made whole. When Christ did his work on the cross it was not only for forgiveness, but for freedom and abundant life. My wholeness has already been completed in the blood and work of Christ. It is my responsibility to learn how to live and walk in the truth of the wholeness and freedom Christ has offered. Sanctification is working out wholeness in Christ daily.
The Truth that I am already whole when I seem and feel so broken was astounding. The magnitude of what Jesus did is so much deeper and fuller than we truly give Him credit for. Learning how to walk this abundant life out is a process, sometimes second by second, but it can be done. It is a mystery to me how God can love us all so much to go to exceedingly great links to provide us a life of wholeness through His son Jesus. I am more and more grateful for grace and providence each day.
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