Yesterday we began this holiest week of the year.  We may rightly call it the week that changed the world.  We ponder our Savior’s suffering, death and resurrection for us, for you and for me.  Because of the sacrifice we remember in these days, we are free from the bondage of sin!  Satan’s ropes have been broken.  I need to go back to those words:  bondage and free.  We were slaves, we have been set free!

In John 8:34 Jesus tells the unbelieving Pharisees, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.” He uses the analogy of a slave and his master to make the point that a slave obeys his master because he belongs to him. Slaves have no will of their own. They are literally in bondage to their masters. When sin is our master, we are unable to resist it. But, by the power of Christ to overcome the power of sin, “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness” (Romans 6:18).

The Week That Changed the World reflects on the footsteps of Jesus as he walked through the last week of his earthly life. The entire life of Jesus was a prelude to the events and teachings during his final week. By reflecting upon the events of Holy Week, we gain a greater understanding of the mission of Jesus. It is a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching week, one that leads to the most important event in history: the resurrection of Jesus, our Redeemer and King.

With humble hearts and penitence, we walk the steps of this week.  The steps of love that led to our salvation.  Praise be to God!

Judy