Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 3 April 2026 (In Touch) Friday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: At Calvary
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Hebrews 10:10-14
If asked what took place on Good Friday, many people could list the events that unfolded at Calvary—Christ was nailed to the cross, Roman soldiers gambled for His garments, and darkness covered the land. But far more was going on than the eye could see: At the cross, sin was judged.
In the garden of Eden, God warned that disobedience carried a severe penalty (Genesis 2:17). So from the start, His judgment of sin was prophesied, and later it was also pictured in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament. Under that system, each transgression required an animal’s blood to be sprinkled on the altar. The severity of the penalty—loss of a life—was a graphic way for our holy God to communicate how offensive and grievous sin is. It was a foreshadowing of the Lamb of God, who would come to pay for the sin of the world (John 1:29).
On the cross, Jesus Christ was what a lamb was on the altar—but with a significant difference: Under the old covenant, every time sin was committed, another animal had to die. Jesus, however, willingly offered Himself once for all to atone for the sin of the whole world (Hebrews 7:27).
If you haven’t yet received this amazing free gift, won’t you do so now? And let’s all thank our Savior for it.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Samuel 30-31
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: At the cross, Jesus willingly demonstrated His great love for us by dying in our place.
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life.