<p><strong>The only thing that truly changes the trajectory of any of our lives is realizing the magnitude of what happened on the Cross.</strong></p><p>The first person who officially acknowledged the deity of Jesus by referring to Him as the Son of God wasn''t one of the disciples or someone He healed, it was the Roman military officer who presided over His crucifixion. That centurion never got to watch our Redeemer heal a leper or walk on water. The only thing he watched Jesus do was die. And it changed the trajectory of his life because he realized only the King of all kings would choose to lay down His crown and be crushed on behalf of His people.</p><p>Since that Good Friday over 2,000 years ago, Christianity is the only religion in the world whose belief system centers around a Savior who suffered. We''re the only ones who place our hope in a deity who''s so radically compassionate, He was willing to die so that we could live. Many of us live knowing a lot but living a bit like