A Violent Act of Love

"...having wiped out the hand-written requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities & powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it..."
Colossians 2:14-15

We all want a hero. We all want someone to look up to that will fight for us, defend us, & make wrong things right. No matter how old we are, how tough we are, how wise, beautiful, or smart we are--at the end of the day, every single person wants someone to be their hero. We want someone to fight for us.

All of us have images in our heads of what a hero looks like--brave, mighty, strong, smart--someone who always knows what to do & how to fix it. We all have people in our lives who have been that to us--whether for good or bad. We have all also had people who failed us.

However, Jesus turned everything upsidedown & used the foolish things to confound the wise (I Cor. 1-2). He embraced humility & took the lowest place (Phil. 2:5). Yet, what He did on the Cross was not a weak act of surrender; it was a violent act of love. He violently took hold of every sin, disease, death, pain, hurt, sin, accusation, lie, & assault & nailed them to the Cross.

In doing this, He publicly disarmed the enemy. He took every weapon out of their hands with one fell swoop. He took on the entire army of bad guys completely by Himself (Heb. 1:3). And He won.

One man took down every act of evil. Not only did He disarm them, but He publicly humiliated them. He disarmed the entire military of the enemy single-handed. He made a public spectacle of them. In a single act of self-less mercy, He brought justice once & for all. It was a violent act of love. Talk about a hero.