"He erased the certificate of debt, with its
obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the
way by nailing it to the cross." (Col 2:14 HCSB)
ἐξαλείψας (exaleipsas) means to destroy something entirely,
to wipe it out. In the HCSB it is translated erased. Think of this verse in this way--Christ's sacrifice on the cross wiped out any debt of sin you had, past,
present, future--He took and nailed it to the cross! Nothing is left it is
gone! You did nothing, He did it all. That is what we put our faith in when
trust Christ. We trust this is true and believe it with the way we live. Live
thankfully, full of grace towards others because much grace has been shown to
you.
That is just incredible to think about! I am in awe of
Christ and his goodness towards us. The more I think on the verse the more I
want to serve Him and share Him with others. We all struggle with sin and the
desires it produces in our hearts. We try and try to overcome sin on our own
terms and fail miserably. Yet here is the key, Christ has overcome sin, he has
destroyed its hold on you, he removed it! Why do we live as if sin still rules
over us? Because I believe we have a small jesus, and he cannot take away our
BIG sin. The reality is we have a HUGE JESUS who took away the sins of the
WORLD! Want freedom from sin that rules over your life? Look to Christ, trust
in Him, seek Him, make much of Jesus in your life, He is BIGGER than any sin.
God is good!!
