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THE TAKEAWAY:

Everything has been taken care of by the Father

THE MESSAGE:

Ted Lasso is an American football coach who is traded to AFC Richmond, a European football team. In his many struggles to adapt to the new sport with an optimistic attitude, he has to come to terms with the suicide of his Father. In one episode, the sports psychologist asks him to recount any happy memories of his Father. Ted Lasso tells the story of his book report due the next day and his panic to finish it. His Father read the whole book and wrote the book report, while young Ted slept. Such a gracious act from a father.

It is finished. That was Jesus’ last words on the cross. After grueling punishment, mockery, and abuse, he declared that the last payment was made for the sins of humanity. On the surface, it looks like Jesus was bullied into his death by a corrupt government and a religious system that had no tolerance for revolutionary ideas, and while those actions were pivotal to sentencing his death, the plan to flip it into a payment for our salvation was planned long ago in Old Testament prophecies. Jesus and his Father set this plan in motion from the moment sin was conceived. All circumstances were under God’s control, allowing Jesus to be the perfect sacrifice for us.

The Father did all the work to get us in a relationship that cannot be broken, cancelled, or shut down. The terms of the agreement are forever. We can engage in God’s love with no regrets or fears.

REFLECT OVER IT:

Read: Isaiah 53:3, Leviticus 17:11, Matthew 26:28, Numbers 21:9, John 3:14-15, Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22:16, John 19:36-37

  1. How is Jesus’ journey to the cross foreshadowed in the books of Isaiah, Leviticus, Numbers, and Psalms?
  2. How did Jesus fulfill those prophecies in Matthew 26:8, John 3:14-15, Matthew 27:46, and John 19:36-37?
  3. Why is it important that God came up with this plan thousands of years before Christ was born?
  4. Take a moment and share your gratefulness with God’s complete coverage over our salvation.

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