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TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE:

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (ESV)

SUMMARY

We slow down with 2 Corinthians 5:21 and let its weight settle into our hearts as we prepare for rest. We reflect on how Jesus takes our sin and gives us His righteousness, then we pray for the kind of understanding that changes how we face tomorrow.

• reading and reflecting on 2 Corinthians 5:21 
• awe at God’s creation as a doorway to worship 
• Jesus made to be sin while remaining sinless 
• the cross as God’s justice against sin and mercy for us 
• the two exchanges: our sin to Christ and His righteousness to us 
• living with assurance of full forgiveness and real righteousness 

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Transcript

Settling Into Scripture

Carey 0:15

As you prepare your mind for rest, ponder these words from Second Corinthians five, verse twenty one. For our sake, he, God, made him Jesus, to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Awe That Quietly Opens The Soul

Carey 1:16

We see these places that are so vast and big and majestic, and they create kind of a hush in our souls as we recognize just how big and awesome our God is to be the creator of such things. And yet He loves us, He cares for us, He takes care of us. 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 21 proclaims that same sort of majestic truth, only on a much grander scale than the Grand Canyon or the mountains or the ocean.

Why Jesus Becomes Sin

Carey 1:52

You see, for our sake, not for God's benefit, but for our benefit, God made Jesus to be sin. Paul is describing the reality of Jesus taking on the sin of the world in his very person. It's why he was sweating drops of blood the night before his crucifixion. It's why, as he hung on the cross, he suffered so horribly. Because he was becoming sin for us, so that God in his wrath could punish sin and execute the full measure of his offense against sin. And Jesus is the one who knew no sin, meaning he did not practice sin in any way. He was perfect. And God did all this for our benefit, so that in Jesus we might become what we are not. The righteousness of God.

The Two-Way Exchange Of The Cross

Carey 2:50

So do you see when Jesus went to the cross, there were two exchanges that happened. He took your sin on himself, and he gave you his righteousness. Those are staggering truths to ponder as we prepare for rest.

Prayer For Deep Assurance Tomorrow

Carey 3:58

How big our need is, and how all-sufficient your sacrifice for it is. We won't understand our salvation and we won't live like saved people unless we understand those two things. So give us the depth of understanding we need so that we can face tomorrow, knowing not only are we entirely forgiven, past, present, and future, but we also are entirely righteous. You have made us so in Christ, and we praise you.