You Are Free by Billy Graham

You Are Free by Billy Graham

In today's courts of justice, a lawbreaker is brought before the judge and sentenced. When we come before the Judge of the universe with our guilt, we find ourselves sentenced to death. Every one of us is under the condemnation of God because we are guilty. We have broken His law.

Now, suppose you are sitting in the death house awaiting the carrying out of your sentence. You deserve it, and you know you deserve it. What you did, you did with your eyes open, and you are facing execution. But suppose someone comes and volunteers to take your place. And suppose the prison guard opens the door of your cell and escorts you into the warden's office and there you are told, "You are free." You find it hard to believe. "What do you mean, I am free?" And you are told, "Someone else took your punishment. Someone took your judgment. Someone has already died in your place, and you are free."

I am glad to tell you that is just what has happened. On the cross of Calvary, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. Jesus died on the cross in my place and in your place, and now we can be free. Now we can know we are going to Heaven, not on the basis of our good works, our morality, our decency or the money that we give. We are going to Heaven only on the merit of the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, who died in our place on the cross and took the sentence of the law upon Himself, so that "by His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5).

Prayer

Lord, help us to see that there is nothing we can do to free ourselves from sin and its judgment. Thank You that Jesus took our sin on Himself so that we could come to You in righteousness. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Scripture quotation is taken by permission from The Holy Bible, New King James Version, copyright ©1979, 1980, 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, Nashville, Tenn. From Billy Graham: "Decision" magazine, January 2012, ©1971 BGEA.