Closing Gaps

     Right now I'm reading through the book of 2 Corinthians, Paul's second letter he wrote to the church in Corinth. As I've been reading through, I notice how much emphasis Paul puts on Jesus and who He was and exactly what He did and what we do for Him because of Him. It's truly fascinating to read all of it. So as I'm reading, surely another verse comes, but this one moves me. Here it is:

"God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him (Jesus) we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV (Parenthesis added)

     Re-read that for a second. God made Jesus become sin. When Jesus felt the full separation of the world's sin, He actually became sin. That makes us think though, "How can the Messiah who was and is perfect become something that is imperfect and the complete opposite of God?" Good question, but if we think deep enough we find out something that is very shocking.

     Jesus becoming sin was absolutely necessary. Huh? One more time: in order for everything in God's plan to work out, Jesus had to become sin Himself. It makes total sense, doesn't it? We always hear how sin has died, that Jesus defeated death itself. Death is useless against us. Well, have you ever thought of how Jesus did that? By dying on the cross you say! But what does that mean to us? When the earthly body of Christ was killed, sin died with it. Sin was defeated and destroyed as Christ died on the cross. That is how Jesus beat death.