It’s Easter and as such, instead of my usual type of rant, I think it germane to share Jesus.
THE FOLLOWING IS BY DENNIS FISHER:
Bill and his wife were driving through the Rocky Mountains when a near-miss with a truck caused their car to swerve off the road and plunge into the Colorado River. After scrambling out of their sinking vehicle, they frantically treaded water in the swift current. A truckdriver, who had seen the accident, ran ahead along the shore and threw a rope to them. Bill swam behind his wife and pushed her to where she could grab the rope—and the man pulled her out. Bill, however, was carried downstream and didn’t survive. He had given his life for the woman he loved.
To give your life so another person can live is the ultimate proof of love. During the night that Jesus was betrayed, He told His disciples of His intention to give His life in exchange for mankind. He told them: “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13). And then He set the ultimate example of self-sacrifice by going to the cross.
Have you ever given any thought to the fact that Jesus did that for you—that He died in your place? In so doing, He not only proved His love for you, but He also made it possible for you to be forgiven of your sins and to have an eternal home in heaven. (ODB; 4/6/12)
He who gave Himself to save me,
Now will keep me to the end;
In His care securely resting
On His promise I depend. —Bosch
Christ’s sacrifice was what God desired and our sin required.
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Thank you brother, may this strike deep into hearts in need of this message.
In Christ
Dennis McCutcheon
Very nice Mychal. Thank you for sharing……..you’re the best
julie crenshaw: thk you much sis…your comment is welcome surprise…
I agree with Julie….. :) I didn’t know about you, Mychal, until a friend emailed me one of the articles you had written. Now I’m hooked on your blogs. I appreciate your honesty. It is refreshing. God bless you, sir.
betrayed: welcome aboard…you won’t find p/c or nice-nice capitulation here…look forward to reading more of your comments…
The Greatest of alll Love Stories
No man has ever been lonelier than Jesus was on His way to Calvary. No burden was so heavy nor injustice as great as His complete and total acceptance of the cross of love for all mankind which our heavenly Father placed upon His shoulders for our salvation.
Do you see the awesome intensity of the Fathers love for us here? That He would allow a scene such as this in order that His children might be saved. This was His incarnate body being ripped to shreds; His precious blood poured upon the ground; His blessed virgin mother witnessing the ugly brutality against the child they shared together. And at a distance the disciple’s pity, though heart felt, was overcome by their fear of religious and political authorities. Yes, Jesus our brother was a loner within His suffering but universal in His love and eternal passion for our salvation.
Jesus has shown us how it is to suffer for the sake of our Father and His people. As Christians we are by choice now a family of suffering souls who can rise above pain, rejection, abuse, or ridicule and not wonder why or seek answers for its presence in our lives. We know because our brother, the crucified, has set the tone of our transformation by and through His glorious cross. All Christians, through original sin, are justly tied to the cross with Jesus and should welcome a personal measure of suffering that we might share in His resurrection. To deny or avoid that cross or that measure would be to deny Christ. Cherish our Holy Cross for it is truly God’s gift of eternal life for us; our shared symbol of love for Him.
Lord Jesus, though we have chosen to follow in your footsteps to the cross of our salvation, our human weaknesses often tempt us to recoil at the sight of suffering.
We pray your infinite mercy will help us to remember always the celestial love of the Father and His willingness to suffer through and with you on the cross for us knowing that we are truly fortunate for any opportunity to share our portion with you that we may one day share eternity with Him. Amen
bill sr: very poignant observations…