/Good Friday

I was very touched by this reading at my church service..

The deceiver tells me I am good.
The cross tells me I am a sinner.

The deceiver tells me I’m on the right road.
The cross tells me I am lost.

The deceiver tells me I am innocent.
The cross tells me I am guilty.

The deceiver tells me I can save myself.
The cross tells me I need a Savior.

The deceiver tells me Christ’s work is incomplete.
The cross tells me it is finished.

The deceiver tells me I am condemned.
The cross tells me I am justified.

The deceiver tells me I cannot be made clean.
The cross tells me the blood of Jesus cleanses me from all sin.

The deceiver tells me the stain of sin has ruined my life.
The cross tells me I have been washed whiter than snow.

The deceiver tells me I can never be free from my past.
The cross tells me all things have been made new.

The deceiver tells me I must work for my salvation.
The cross tells me it is by grace alone.

The deceiver tells me I can live the way I want.
The cross tells me I have been bought with a price.

The deceiver tells me God is against me.
The cross tells me God is for me.

The deceiver tells me all roads lead to heaven.
The cross tells me Jesus is the only way.