Faith
Life is a Blessing by Tracy McCoy
“My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me?”
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hese words, spoken in the last minutes of Jesus’ life while dying on the cross of Calvary, have rolled through the minds and hearts of nearly every believer. The weight of illness, sadness, financial responsibilities, grief, worry, or just life is sometimes a lot to bare. In this instance the sins of mankind rested on Christ’s shoulders and for the first time in His life, He felt apart from His Father. Sin separated them. God is holy. What exactly does that mean? Holy as defined by Merriam-Webster means exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness; Divine. Our God is perfect and sorry to break it to you, we are not! Every single one of us have sinned. We sin daily, trying our hardest not to. I am sure you have heard the comical prayer from a woman much like me. “Father, I know you are so proud of me, I have not talked about anyone, told a lie, been jealous of the neighbors or been mean to my husband, but Lord I am just getting up, so be with me today!” What was required of Jesus to atone for our sin? His death. He had to die to pay that debt to a Holy God. He bridged that gap between God and man. Once that sacrifice was made Grace became our gift. Given freely to all who will accept it. No one can earn it. Man tried for thousands of years. It was the spotless life of God’s own Son that took away the sins of the world.
Tracy is the publisher of the Laurel of Northeast Georgia. She lives to share the love of Christ and she wants you to know His goodness. She is a wife and a mom to some pretty amazing guys. She loves to paint, grows flowers, enjoys her friends and her family. Kids are her favorite people probably because she is still one at heart.
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