Today we start worship with:
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”
When we say that someone is cursed, we often think of fate being against them.
But a curse (katara) is really a “down prayer”. God is being asked to do something against someone.
We forget that a curse has a requester. The request was recorded on Mount Ebal:
‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
We called down that curse. We called down that curse upon ourselves. Jesus has stepped into that place. To receive not only what we deserved, but what we called for.
May our worship start with that thought.
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