This is it!!! Jesus has been beaten and mocked, spat on and pierced, He’s been hung on a cross and has died (given His life). In most cases this would be it, this would be the end of the story and we would have nothing left to say. When it comes to Christ we can’t stop there because the story does not end there. Christ continues to live, He rose from the grave just as He said He would do, (Jn. 2:19) and has lived on, and will continue to live on. (Matt. 28:20, Mk. 16:19, Col. 3:1) We my friends must take much confidence in knowing that Christ is not only alive, but He has not left us alone. He has promised to always be with us. (Matt. 28:20) I get very excited when I speak of all the acts Christ has done. Lets look at some of them: He left a holy heaven where there is no sin at all, to come here and dwell in a sin ravaged earth with us people who suffer from sin ravaged hearts. How do you think that felt to Him? Jesus left a life that had never touched sin to come to a place that is disgustingly polluted and littered with sin for the specific purpose of dying for those who are sinning against Him and free them from there sin, most importantly rescue them from the wrath of God. The reason why I get excited about the works and selfless acts of Christ is not only because He has rescued me, but also because I know He didn’t have to do any of this. He didn’t have to do one single thing, not one. But He did.We should rejoice in the freedom that is ours through our savior Christ Jesus, the freedom from sin, the freedom from the law, the freedom from the wrath of God. We must not stop there, we must now live our lives ever learning from the example Christ has shown us. (1Pet. 2:21, Jn. 13:15) We must live a life that pleases our Father not one that pleases us. We must go out and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Sone and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that Christ has commanded us and remember that Christ is with us always, even to the end of the age (Matt. 28:19-20).
3 Comments for This is It!!!
Author comment by Lionel Woods | February 16, 2010 at 9:45 am
Javetta | February 17, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Yes, this is definitely it! Every time I get to the death and resurrection in the gospels it is such a bittersweet reading for me. One the one hand, it is the most gruesome, unkind thing that has ever happened to a man…yet this is the most beautiful, selfless, God-glorifying act in the history of the universe.
Amen Jeff,
Jesus ressurection isn’t only about our saving work, but His death burial and ressurection makes us a going people! Because I have raised “go” and I will worry about the consequences is what Jesus says