5. JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS

Read Luke 23:32-38

Listen to Luke’s account of Jesus being nailed to the cross. Consider the high price He paid for your sins. Imagine looking on as Jesus was pierced with those nails. He is being nailed to the cross as punishment for your sins. On a piece of red paper write any sins that need to be confessed. Fold it for privacy if you choose, then nail it to the cross before you. The sign hanging on the cross says “King of the Jews” written in Latin, Greek and Hebrew so that all those who passed by could read it. Pilate failed to grasp that Jesus is indeed a king; not just of the Jews but “The King” of all people for all time. Take a nail as a reminder that through Jesus’ suffering you are forgiven.

Prayer

Holy Father, I confess my sinful nature to You. Thank you for graciously forgiving all my sin; sins of pride, apathy, hard-heartedness, unfaithfulness, unforgiveness, deception, injustice, untruthfulness, and impurity to name a few. Help me to be quick to confess when sin overtakes me. Help me to show my thankfulness by living in ways that honor You. Amen.