“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God.” – Deuteronomy 21:22-23a
This is what Jesus voluntarily gave Himself up to – the curse of God. The innocent and eternal Son of God, Who committed no sin of His own, yielded His life to die hanging on an accursed Roman cross. Jesus took that curse to set us free from the curse of sin and death. Jesus took all your sins and all of God’s righteous wrath and condemnation for those sins upon Himself. Now, if Jesus is your Lord, there is none of that left for you.
If Christ is your King, your sins are completely gone. God’s wrath toward you is completely gone. All condemnation toward you is completely gone. Completely. Gone. There is not a bit, not a hint, not a residue left over. You are free in Christ from all those things. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
In Christ, you have become the righteousness of God! That’s who you are. If you think of yourself differently, please understand that you’re mistaken. If you imagine there is still some wrath, some condemnation, or some stain of sin on you, you’re mistaken. Talk to God about that. Ask Him to help you see you as He sees you. Ask Him to help you forgive yourself as He has already forgiven you. If Jesus is your Lord, then you’re no longer under any curse, no matter what you might think or feel, because Jesus took your curse on that tree! #FollowJesus