Today's readings are Psalm 132.8-12, Numbers 27.12-23, and Luke 23.26-56.
Today the Psalmist calls out that God may rise to his resting place. The same happens in the Gospel today, as we read of Jesus, truly God and truly man, being crucified and dying, being laid to his rest on the Sabbath. In this laying to rest, Jesus, who is bearing the sin of the world, lays sin to rest as well, giving all those who believe on him a Sabbath-day's rest from sin. Have we entered into God's rest? Have we been clothed with Christ and his atoning death? If we believe that he died for us we are indeed clothed in his righteousness. We are accounted righteous for the sake of Jesus, who became sin for us so that we may be the righteousness of God. May God rise to his place of rest, laying our sin to rest as well!
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