Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. For today's episode, Paul just wrote

a new reflection for Good Friday and three things that we should consider about the crucifixion and everyday life.

I'm going to read his full devotional on Colossians 2.13 through 15. May these words cause each of us

to stand in awe of the glorious glory of Good Friday. There are moments in scripture where the only

response is to silence whatever background

noise is in your mind and allow yourself to be in heart-gripping, jaw-gaping, knee-weakening

awe of the glorious glory of the debt-canceling grace of the suffering and death of Jesus.

Colossians 2, 13 through 15, is one of those moments. You can't be in heart

silencing all of this grace and minimize the seriousness of sin at the same time. The awe this passage is

designed to produce is meant to yank us out of our moral apathy and into a kind of awareness

and rejoicing in grace that not only produces gratitude,

but a life of willing and joyful surrender.

Quote, and you who are dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh,

God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses by canceling the record

of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.

This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put

them to open shame by triumphing over them in him, end quote. This Good Friday, stop and consider

the life-changing glory of this explanation of the Savior's work for us

on the cross.

Number one, consider your condition, quote, and you who were dead in your trespasses, end

quote.

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