Day 4: The Exchange at Calvary—God’s Love Revealed

tnyanway
Apr 17, 2025
3 min read

Theme:

The Cross is the place of divine exchange— where the worst of humanity was met with the best of heaven. Jesus Christ didn’t just die for us; He died as us so that we could live in Him.

Key Verse:

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)

“God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Reflection:

Calvary shows us love that swaps places. Perfect and blameless, Jesus Christ entered our guilt so we could enter His righteousness. The substitution was a whole swap, not a partial exchange. Brethren, the Cross was a heavenly transaction rather than a sad ending: Jesus Christ gave us His righteousness in exchange for our sin. More than anything:

He took our sin and gave us His righteousness.
He took our shame and gave us His glory.
He took our punishment and gave us peace.
He was rejected so we could be accepted.
He became poor so we could be spiritually rich.
He died so we could live.

This is the core of the gospel: Jesus Christ absorbed the whole weight of sin, conquering it rather than only covering it. God Almighty, who is our Heavenly Father, in His wisdom, put the judgment we merited on Jesus Christ, the Son so He might assign the Son's identity to us. This is love outside of human understanding (The Hidden Wisdom of God).

Bible Verses:

Isaiah 53:4–5 (NKJV)

“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows... He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities... and by His stripes we are healed.”

Galatians 3:13 (NLT)

“But Christ has rescued us from the curse... when He was hung on the cross, He took upon Himself the curse for our wrongdoing.”

Romans 6:6 (NIV)

“For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with...”

Colossians 1:13–14 (NIV)

“He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

Declaration of Faith:

“I believe in the power of the Cross. I no longer carry guilt, shame, or fear — Jesus took it all at Calvary. In exchange, I receive His righteousness, peace, joy, and purpose. I walk in the freedom of His love, fully forgiven and completely accepted.”

Prayer:

Father, thank You for the wonderful exchange at the Cross. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ to take what I could never carry and give me what I could never earn. I receive Your righteousness by faith. Help me walk in the freedom, identity, and love You purchased for me. In Jesus' name, amen.

Hope to Hold On To:

Your identity is no longer in your past — it’s in Christ’s finished work.
There is no condemnation for those who are in Jesus (Romans 8:1).
You are now the righteousness of God in Christ, not by works, but by grace.
The Cross changed everything — and you are living proof.
I am complete in Jesus Christ.

Questions for Reflection:

Have I truly embraced the full exchange Jesus made for me at Calvary?
What shame or guilt am I still carrying that Jesus already took?
How would my life look if I fully lived out my new identity as Christ?
What part of Jesus’ love shown on the cross speaks most deeply to me right now?

Action Steps:

Write down what Jesus exchanged for you at the Cross — make two columns:

What I Gave and What He gave Me.
Reflect on the love behind each exchange and pray over each one.
Keep it somewhere visible as a daily reminder of His love.