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October 27 – He Died

Scripture: Jeremiah 51:1-53, Titus 2:1-15, Psalm 99:1-9, Proverbs 26:17

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. (Titus 2:14)

Observation: Jesus died. God died. It’s something we know, and we’ve heard so many times that it’s hard to allow the impact of that statement to really, truly sink in. He died. The Creator and sustainer of the universe shrunk into the frail, fragile weakness of humanity. The genie, when he first explains his capabilities and dreams yells out, voice thundering through the room, “INFINITE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE!!” Then he says in a small boyish voice, “In an itty bitty living space.” That’s it. Jesus, the Creator, became weak and frail in an itty bitty living space. He got sick. He got tired. He got weak and hungry. Then He was tortured, humiliated, and killed. For you. For me.

Application: He died to free me from sin. So am I living in freedom? Why not? If He was tortured and killed to free me, why am I not living in freedom? He died to make me clean. Why am I a mess? He died to make me a part of His family? Then why do I feel so alone? He took my sin so I can live for Him. Am I? Are you? He has done so much for us. He has opened up access for us to so much more than we have stepped into. Why are we not taking hold of it? Or perhaps you are and I’m just talking to myself. He died… and sometimes I feel like I’m wasting what He has done for me.

Prayer: God, I am sorry. I’m sorry that I have taken Your grace so flippantly. I am sorry that the hard truth of what You have done for me so often fails to bring me to tears. I am sorry that I have not stepped through the doors You have opened for me. Help me to realize that You have died to make me Yours. Help me to live my life totally committed to doing the good deeds You have appointed for me.