Hanging on the cross, Jesus appeared to be anything but powerful. Mocked by the crowds, tortured by the soldiers, deserted by his friends, slowly bleeding to death, Jesus was utterly helpless. Yet it was from this cross of weakness that God released His awesome power. How can this be? One way to picture it is through nuclear physics. In every atom, positive and negative forces hold together in balance. But when the atom splits, positive divides from negative, unleashing great force either for destruction or benefit. Something like this happened on the cross. As he hung there, Jesus experienced two opposing forces in himself – the negative of our sins and the positive of God’s love. Though Jesus was the holy, perfect Son of God, he was made “sin for us” on the cross. There he became the cosmic center where all evil and goodness converged. Finally, like a splitting atom, the negative forces dispersed when Jesus overcame evil, releasing new powers of righteousness and resurrection. Within three days this new power exploded like a nuclear blast when Christ gloriously and triumphantly rose from the dead. Evil, death, guilt and fear were conquered, while the saving power of God’s love was released for everyone who asks for it. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE
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