“The cross, God’s radical sacrifice in Christ, is the clearest and most compelling evidence that God has my best interest in mind. The logic is airtight. If God has already loved us enough to give us His very best, don’t you think He has the best in mind for our future?
Put in simple terms, if someone paid a million-dollar ransom to free you from a kidnapper, do you really believe you’d have to worry about who’s going to buy lunch the next day? My point is that God’s generosity in the cross reminds us that not only has He been good to us, but also that He is committed to being good to us in the future. That is why we can trust Him when those big lordship decisions come up. We can surrender ourselves to him because he is very, very good.”
Chip Ingram in God: As He Longs for You to See Him (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004) 68.
Today is a contemplative day, a solemn day, because we remember Jesus death on the cross. While you are thinking about the cross, consider Ingram’s point. If God loves us enough to cover the debt we could never repay through Jesus sacrifice for us, don’t you think He’s trustworthy to sort the small stuff of life too. He tells us He will if we seek Him first (Matthew 6:33).
Think of the things you worry about. Seriously, make a list either in your mind or on paper. I have a few things in mind. Now join me in letting go of those cares. The God who cared for us enough to go to the cross can handle them. Now that we are hands free, let us choose to hold onto Him instead.
Thank you God for your unmatched generosity to us in the cross.