Ebay’s slogan used to be: “Whatever IT is….” They’re trying to convince you that Ebay is an online store worth visiting because you can find whatever it is you want there. And if you visit their site, they really aren’t kidding. Remember when someone sold the world’s longest French fry on Ebay? Remember when one lady sold her body for advertising, offering to be tattooed with any company’s slogan? If you are looking for vintage matchbooks or a 14 Karat yellow gold champagne swizzle stick with retractable slide design, it’s there. “Whatever IT is….”
So many people, even many who know the Good News about Jesus, get trapped by this lie that their sin is unique and terrible, that there is no one so evil as they, that their sin is too great for God’s grace. Even if they don’t say it, they live it. They just keep beating themselves up.
But on the cross, where God’s love and justice collided, Jesus was punished for every sin, no matter how great, how twisted, or how unique—every sin of all time. And Christ’s hellish agony didn’t end until he could honestly cry out, “It is finished,” paid in full! So, whatever IT is, it has been paid for. Stop beating yourself up! Leave your sin, and live for Jesus!
