{"id":33601,"date":"2025-03-05T11:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33601"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:52:42","slug":"worship-wednesday-on-this-ash-wednesday-scandal-of-grace-hillsong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33601","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday \u2013 On This Ash Wednesday \u2013 Scandal of Grace \u2013 Hillsong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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[Blog first posted on Ash Wednesday<\/a>, the beginning of Lent 2023 \u2013 as we look toward the Cross of Christ.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<\/em> \u2013 Romans 5:8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death\u2014even death on a cross.<\/em> \u2013 Philippians 2:6-8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hold with me while we work through the concept of scandal involving grace. We usually think of scandal as a negative, to-be-avoided word, but the first definition<\/a> that popped up is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not long ago, I heard the song Scandal of Grace<\/a><\/em> for the first time. The lyrics are striking and so moving. As defined above, what Jesus did for us on the day of his crucifixion was scandalous. He suffered false testimony, public humiliation, torturous treatment, the unimaginable weight of our sin on himself, and the horrific aloneness as God the Father seemed to turn His face away\u2026even for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Day God Turned His Face Away<\/em> \u2013 Colin Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, counting down to Easter, the day we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Whether or not we commemorate Ash Wednesday, it is a good day to marvel at the Savior we have in Jesus, and the scandalous grace He showed to us on the cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Piper describes (in 2 1\/2 minutes<\/a>) this history-shaking act of God \u2013 this death of a sinless Savior for us hopeless sinners. Take the time to watch this and wonder with me at the extravagant love of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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