John 19:30 – So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

The Father’s gift to a broken world had been given upon the cross… It’s at the cross that we can freely accept that gift into our lives… But there are some things that we may have to lay down… Things that we treat as precious family treasures, memories that we don’t want to let go of… 

They are all the hurts, the pains, the sorrows that we have carried through our lives… All the sin, the shame, and the regrets the we have held so tightly to… 

But the blood of Jesus cries out to you today, “I paid it all for you! I took it all upon me! All your sin and shame, your failures, your fears… Give it all to me, you can trust me with it… Lay it down at My feet. Let Me turn your sorrow into joy. Let me give you beauty for your ashes. Let My blood wash away the sin and the shame… Become a new creation in Me. Become the Unexpected Warrior I created you to be!