Daily Devotional

-March 28, 2021-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day and happy Palm Sunday,

“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a random for all, to be testified in due time.”

( 1 Timothy 2:5-6).

As we reflect today on remembering our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us, took our place on the cross, paid our sin debt and bore our sins in His own body, we are so encouraged. He came down from heaven to earth to bring us from earth to heaven. As someone said, “He paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed we could it pay.” Luke 22:19-20 says, “And He took break, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.’”

In the Gospel Of Luke, Luke presents Jesus as the Son of Man, who is perfect God and perfect man. Because He is sinless, He is the only one qualified to die for our sins. God accepted His one sacrifice on the cross to make atonement for our sins. God showed His complete satisfaction for His redeeming sacrifice by raising Him from the dead. He died for our sins and was raised for our justification.

The Apostle Paul calls Jesus the One Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. The definition of mediator is, “A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between.” Our Lord Jesus Christ did not just attempt it, He did it, He fulfilled it on the cross. He fulfilled the old covenant of the law and established the new covenant of grace.

There was not only a conflict, there was a great division between us as sinners and a holy, righteous God. Because we sinned, we were separated from God, under the condemnation of spiritual and physical death, and on our way to hell. There was no hope for us whatsoever. On the other side, God was holy, righteous, just, and perfect. According to His law, the soul that sins must die and be separated from Him forever. Sin must be paid for, and Jesus, the Son of God, our Mediator, paid the price for our sins.

Christ took the hand of God and the hand of man and joined them together in an eternal bond of love and forgiveness. In Hebrews the word Mediator is used four times. Hebrews 8:6 says, “But now He (i.e. Jesus) has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”

Under the old covenant of the law, there was no mediator. The law came through Moses from God. One who kept the law perfectly was saved, but not one person other than Jesus Christ could keep it perfectly. Through the law there was condemnation, through Christ there was grace. John 1:17 says, “For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Jesus was not only the Mediator, He was also our Substitute and our Intercessor.

In the business world, mediators are not always successful in bringing two sides together to a compromise and acceptable conclusion. Jesus fulfilled the role of Mediator perfectly. Through His sacrifice He made it possible for us unholy sinners to enter heaven and be with God forever. God now sees us through Christ, not as sinners but as sons, not as unrighteous but clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Our Savior was not only the just but also the justifier. Oh what Savior we have, what a salvation!

Let us thank God that our Savior became our Mediator. He is not only our Mediator but is our Intercessor. He makes intercession for us as our Great High Priest before the Father on a daily basis.

Have a blessed day rejoicing in our salvation. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean