PJP2 PROLOG 160528 PROLOG Focus - Galatians 3:13-14

2 Samuel 22:4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Call Upon The Lord, Who Is Worthy To Be Praised, And I am SAVED from my enemies."....

PJP2 PROLOG POST 160528 - Galatians 3:13-14 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Christ Redeemed us From The Curse of The Law BY Becoming A Curse For us—For It Is Written, 'Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree'— SO That In Christ Jesus The Blessing of Abraham Might Come to the Gentiles, SO That we Might Receive The Promised Spirit Through FAITH."....

I have always marveled at The Depth of our Lord Jesus' Love for us.  This morning I am Hearing His Holy Spirit Focus me on this Concept that our Lord Jesus, not only Sacrificed Himself to Pay our Debt of Sin....He Also took His Sacrifice to the next level....meaning our Lord Jesus BECAME a Curse for us.

Wow.

Think of the 'power' associated with A Curse.  I mean I am fairly certain we've all seen or heard of "The Curse" of something.  The Curse of the Mummy...The Curse of______ fill in the blank....even in sports, for example, the Chicago Cubs (my Team) has for years said to have been 'cursed', thus unable to win the World Series (even get to it, let alone win it).....

This line of thought, the negativity attached to A Curse holds in our PROLOG POST POWS today....."Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"....This quote is derived from Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (ESV)....“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance."  Look at the Power God applies to this Curse of being hung from a tree.  Ouch.
For just a moment consider two examples and the impact The Curse had upon each - Judas (the betrayer) and our Lord Jesus.  Judas, I believe we could all agree, seemed to have ended his life under A Curse.  Matthew 27:3 we find Judas, seeing what all had happened to our Lord Jesus, filled with remorse, and attempting to at least return the 30-pieces of silver, the 'blood money' he'd taken.  It is all downhill for Judas.  Alone, isolated and cut-off from all who he'd come to know and be with, Judas must have thought he had no other option available to him.  The Curse consumed him.

In full contrast, there's our Lord Jesus - He Openly and Willing Became The Curse for us.  The Curse Upon Him Who Knew no sin, Becoming sin for us, Being Compelled by His Love For us to even Face God His Father Turning Away from Him as He Paid The Full Price for our Redemption and Reconciliation.  The Curse Confirmed Him as our Lord, King and Savior for Eternity.

And Praise God, even though we too are Cursed by sins touch, BUT (Behold the Underlying Truth), we Are Cleansed By His Blood, thus Canceling The Curse By our Having Been Crucified With our Lord Jesus When we Accept Him and Surrender to Him.

So for my Prayer for us today, permit me to employ a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise via Galatians 3:13-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Thank You for Your Loving Grace.  Lord Jesus, Teach us to Better Understand that Through Your Love and Sacrifice, You Redeemed us From The Curse of The Law.  Holy Spirit, as our Lord Jesus Became A Curse For us, Guide us In Sharing Your Truth to those who Do Not Know or Grasp This Fact.  Father God, As You Inspired It to Be Written, 'Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree', Instill in us The Depth of Your Love for us, in That Your Son's Mission for our Reconciliation was indeed to Become and Absorb That Curse.  Lord Jesus, we Praise You - For In You The Blessing of Father Abraham Has Been Made Available to us as well, the Gentiles of today.  Thank You, that Through Your Sacrifice and Resurrection, we too Might Receive Your Promised Holy Spirit Through This FAITH, Father God, You Have So Freely and Richly Given to us.  We Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name....Amen/Amen...jaj