When He was crucified, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ cried with a loud voice to His Father at about the ninth hour, “…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). He screamed because of the agony of separation from His Father. But thank God for the separation, pain and agony He went through. Because He went through them, we don’t have to go through the suffering and pain anymore. The Bible tells us Jesus lived under the Law and fulfilled all the Law. That’s why we don’t have to live any more under the Law.
Christ has delivered us from the Law. If you had the opportunity of asking Peter, John, Paul or any other person who lived under the Law before receiving the gospel of Jesus Christ, they’ll tell you it’s great to be free from the Law and its commandments. It’s not fun constantly trying to remember to observe the Ten Commandments or any of the other laws given to the children of Israel in the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, knowing that each one of them carried a stiff penalty for anyone who defaulted. My! I rejoice because I don’t need to strive to fulfill the Ten Commandments, let alone the entire Law! There’s a new Law I’m operating in and that’s the Law of Love. I don’t need to be reminded when I wake up in the morning to do God’s will, that’s what my life is all about, that’s what I live for, and that’s because I love Him. I love Him because He first loved me. I’m not doing the things I’m doing because I’m being compelled by some laws, I’m doing them because I love Him!
All God seeks to do is bring us to a knowledge of the depth of the love we have for Him so we can operate fully in this new law of love.
