The Great Exchange

Chapter 7 is the turning point in the Book of Joshua. The reason: we are confronted head-on with sin. We can’t get past it. Try as we might, we are stuck until we deal with it.

In every life there is a time when sin is settled with God. One way or the other. It is either laid on us or laid on Jesus. At the cross God placed all sin on his Son. Jesus took our sin, became our sin; our sin was transferred to Him. He died with it. And rose without it. We, in our minds and hearts, go to the cross and give all our sin to Him. He takes it and removes it (as far as the east is from the west) and God accepts His taking and we are saved. It has been called the Greatest Exchange that has ever occurred. Sin forgiven and sin removed. He gets sin and we get salvation. A crossing at the cross.

As this is the greatest exchange known to man, we certainly ought to know if, in our lives, this exchange has occurred – do you? If so, that settles sin between you and God. If not, you can go to the cross any time, any place, in any circumstance and make this exchange. What a relief it is!

We still have some lessons to get under our belts about battles and daily sin and how to get to victory, but nothing, not one, is as important as this one!