Deal

"The sting of death is sin," 1 Corinthians 15:56.

Oh. So we're back to that now. Again. Yep. Sin. What a downer. Why do people make such a big deal out of it? Why not just let it slide? Well, in fact, people don't make a big deal out of it. We do just let it slide. But God makes a big deal out of it. He does not let it slide. Why not? because he loves us. because while we pretend it's not a big deal, sin deals us death. Yeah. We sit down at the card table with sin. And every card is death. Yep. We get dealt death cards. But then Jesus takes all our cards. He takes the deal. And he lets us walk away. He doesn't run - he dies.

When we walk with a brother or sister today we know to have received an unmatchable gift at someone's great cost. And together we give thanks to God for his grace in Christ.