This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Imagine it: the courtroom of heaven, with serious-looking officials, uniformed police, the prosecutor (Satan himself), and the judge. Having reviewed the evidence—we were all born in sin, none were righteous—the prosecutor makes his summation and rests his case. After a brief interval, the jury returns with a verdict: “Guilty as charged.” The defendant stands in the dock condemned. He must suffer the penalty, pay the price. If he asked to be justified, the solemn court would burst into disbelieving laughter.
Now picture a different scene: a sinner stands before the highest Judge of all. The accuser, Satan, is there, and dazzling ranks of sinless angels look on. The sinner knows he is guilty. The Judge of all the earth must act justly. The sinner’s Advocate, Jesus, appears and challenges the accuser, “Where is your evidence?” That causes quite a stir! The accuser is embarrassed. He cannot produce any evidence, not a single scrap of proof. What has happened to it?
I will tell you: our sinful evidence has been destroyed! Christ Jesus gathered it all unto Himself and carried it into the fires of divine judgment that swept across Calvary. During those awful hours, the record was consumed, leaving no trace. Colossians 2:13–14 describes it: "You…He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross."
Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com
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