Steps

Do you count your steps? Back when I counted mine, 10,000 seemed to be the sweet spot. Tools to measure the number of our steps flood the market. But could someone invent an app measuring the how?

Are our steps hesitant or confident? Ambling or running? Faltering or steady? Weary or energetic? Measuring the how would enable us to evaluate those times we need help getting where we’re going.

Most importantly, what about tracking the direction of our steps? I don’t mean geographical direction. Plenty of devices exist for that. Instead, I’m thinking of the destination to which our steps ultimately lead. Who or what are we moving toward?

On that hot day in Jerusalem, I knelt and touched the smooth stone of the tiny portion within reach. Awe overwhelmed me. Jesus’ steps took Him to the cross. For me. For you. And for the whole world. The cross was a specific location, but the cross was also the destiny He chose. In Luke 19:10, Jesus declares “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (NASB)

Jesus became the sacrifice for our sins. 1 Peter 2:24 tells us “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” (NASB) Three days later, on the first Easter morning, Jesus rose from the dead. He defeated sin, death, and hell. Jesus is alive! He offers forgiveness and eternal life to all who come to Him.

This Easter season, consider your steps. Are they leading you to the One who loves you so tenderly and completely that He gave His life for you?

Run to Jesus! He is waiting.