The Condition My Condition Was In

The mission of Jesus was (is) the preparation of a people for the future Kingdom of God. The death of Christ was the most essential event in accomplishing His mission. But why the cross?

For the next several lessons we will be looking to the cross, But, I sensed that the Lord wanted us to begin with "the condition my condition was in." The title comes from a song written by Mickey Newbury as he tried to describe his experience on LSD. I have to say it was the Lord that brought this to my mind and would not let it go until I finally looked up the lyrics. One line in the song is very telling with respect to our condition before Christ. "I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole, and then I followed it in. I watched myself crawling out, as I was crawling in."

The condition my condition was in was absolutely hopeless. The Word of God reminds us that we were enemies of God (Ephesians 2:12); in a state of death (Romans 5:14; Colossians 2:13); under the ever present wrath of God (Romans 5:9) and lawless (Romans 6:19).

It is only when we have a biblical and revelatory understanding of the state of our condition can we ever appreciate the significance of the cross.