We are all born into sin, and for this sin we have been sentenced to death. We live our lives chained to the wall of a jail cell; left to wallow in the filth of our sin, waiting for the day that our captor will come to carry out our final sentence. When the day comes that we must pay the price for our sinful life, we will face the executioner. He will draw back his arm to deliver the blow that will end it all.
It is at this moment that Jesus steps into the gap before us and the blows meant for us will fall on Him. As the blows land, the blood of this innocent man will splatter on us. As the blood falls on us, the filth of our sin is washed away and the shackles fall off.
For all too many Christians, this is where the story ends. Their shackles are released and their sins are washed away, but there they sit in that jail cell still, the filth of their sin all around them. Jesus doesn't free us to continue sitting in the filth of our sin in that jail cell. He calls us to get up and check the door. If we do, we will find it open with the whole world outside of it. Becoming a Christian isn't a one-and-done event, it is a process that continues every day. We need to stand up and push that cell door open and exit into the life that God has laid out before us.
She used this video to open up her chapel and it is very powerful. It is a little long, but please take the time to watch it.
