Daily Devotionals Jesus Calling and Dr. Charles Stanley

I am taking care of you. Trust Me at all times. Trust Me in all circumstances. 'Trust Me with all you heart'. When yo are weary and everything seems to be going wrong, you can still utter these four words, "I trust You, Jesus." By doing so, you release matters into My control, and you fall back into the security of 'My everlasting arms'.

Before you arise from your bed in the morning, I have already arranged the events of your day. Every day provides many opportunities for you to learn My ways and grow closer to Me. Signs of My Presence brighten even the dullest day when you have eyes that really see. Search for Me as for hidden treasure. 'I will be found.'


Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the LORD with all your hear and lean not on your own
understanding."

Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the ever-
lasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you know it."

Jeremiah 29:23-24 "You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me wit all your
heart."


Understanding Jesus' Sacrifice
MATTHEW 26:36-46
Jesus journeyed into the deepest pit of despair hours before His crucifixion. In the garden of Gethsemane, He repeatedly prayed that "the cup" would pass away (Matt. 26:39). Christ was staring into a chalice of wrath and judgment that must have made His soul recoil (Is. 51:17). Mankind had filled it with the most depraved and evil deeds and thoughts they could conceive. According to Scripture, Jesus Christ did not just die for our sins; He became our sin (2 Cor. 5:21). The holy, perfect Lamb took on Himself all that was vile and dark.
Furthermore, Jesus knew the consequences of accepting mankind's evil. God's holiness prevented Him from being in the presence of sin. Therefore, the Father would have to separate Himself from the Son. Jesus had always enjoyed perfect oneness and relationship with God. To contemplate a wrenching rejection and separation must have been terrifying.
There was no question that Jesus would do God's will. He would become sin and be separated from the Father, if that's what was required to save mankind. For a while in the garden, He pleaded for another route to our redemption. However, when it was clear that the Father's answer was "No, this is the only way," Jesus obediently sacrificed Himself.
Jesus Christ sacrificed more than His life. He exchanged perfection for wickedness and holy union for separation. The Savior did this so we could be transformed into righteous men and women with an eternal future. No wonder all of heaven exalts Him (Rev. 5:11-14). We must do the same.