Christ Alone

Christ Alone
Colossians 1 21-23
21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because off your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

I wonder if one of the reasons I don't see Christ as supreme as I should, is because I don't understand two things...how severe was the punishment He took for me on the cross and how unworthy I am to receve His love. Here is the difficult reality, in my natural self, I am an enemy of God. This is severe. In my mind and actions, I have rebelled and offended the infinitely holy and good God. I deserve, no I have been an object of His wrath. This is big. In one sense I have no hope. However, this is where the supremacy of Christ shines so bright...He has taken that punishment for me, and not only that, not only am I forgiven, I have received, I have been given His righteousness. This is the exclusivity of Christ...there is no one else who has had the ability to deal with God's wrath...this is the supremacy of Christ.