Have you ever been so engaged in a praise and worship session until the songs and the music speak new lessons to you? Well, I don’t know about you, but I love to let myself go in praise and worship and just allow the songs to minister to me.

As I sat in praise and worship one weekend, a line from the song “Above All” jumped out at me. The line in reference is, “You took the fall and thought of me.” At that moment the word “fall” had a new meaning.

Before this worship experience, the line simply meant I was supposed to fall and get hurt, but Jesus stood in my place. This is still true, but my mind went back to the biblical fall. In Scripture, the fall of Satan and the fall of humankind led to chaos. But the God I serve values restoration so much that He took the fall for me.

The Real Meaning of He Took the Fall

‘He took the fall’ could be looked at in many different ways. It points to the plan of salvation, the gift of eternal life, humiliation on the cross, Christ as my advocate, and the worthiness of Jesus.

The Plan of Salvation 

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15 NIV)

The fall of humanity happened in the Garden of Eden, but the Lord did not leave us to eternal damnation. He ‘took the fall’ into consideration and worked out a plan to save us. Satan will strike blows at us, but they will not be as powerful as the blow that Jesus struck at him. Christ’s crucifixion, death, and resurrection totally crushed the head of Satan.

The Gift of Eternal Life

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NIV)

The word of God says that the wages of sin is death, but Jesus took the fall. Instead of us suffering eternal death, He died so that we might live. When Jesus took the fall He offered us an amazing gift. That is, the gift of God, which is eternal life in Christ Jesus.

Humiliation on the Cross

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:8 NIV)

“He took the fall” means He humbled himself to the suffering of the cross. His sovereignty was trampled upon as they spat on Him, nailed His hands, hung Him on the cross, and pierced His sides.

“He was crucified and laid behind a stone. He lived to die rejected and alone” but took the fall and hung on the cross for you and me.

Jesus as Our Advocate 

“…we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” (1 John 2:1 NIV)

Instead of allowing the enemy to condemn us based on the fact that we’re fallen beings, Jesus pleads on our behalf and advocates for us. He took the fall, which means that He offers His righteousness in our place to allow us the chance to stand the accusations of the enemy.

The Worthiness of Jesus

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Revelation 5:5 NIV)

John began to cry when he found out that there was no one worthy enough to open the book. But thanks be to God, because Jesus took the fall for us. He stands worthy!

He took the fall, removing the focus from our unworthiness to His worthiness. Our worth may be less valuable than a filthy rag or a rose that has been trampled on the ground, but there is no way to really measure the fullness of Jesus’ worth.

According to Revelation chapter fifteen, He is great and marvelous, but this is just a tiny glimpse of His greatness, worthiness, and power. Because Jesus took your place, your unworthiness has been replaced with a robe of righteousness and garments of grace. 

Prayer

He Took The Fall Prayer

Dear Jesus, I thank You for taking the fall for me. I thank You for paying the wages for my sins and offering me the amazing gift from God, which is eternal life. Thank You for putting the plan of salvation in place to remedy the cosmic conflict resulting from the fall.

I could be like a tattered rose trampled on the ground just waiting to wither away, but thanks to Your work of redemption, I have hope. Continue to fashion a robe of righteousness for me so that I’ll not be condemned by the accusations of the devil. Thank You for your amazing sacrifice on Calvary’s cross, where you took the fall and thought of me. Amen.