UNDERSTANDING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

Sooo....this morning I finished a devotional called, SPEAKING GOD, and it touched on how we as Christians, and as people period, speak things flippantly. Meaning, we say GOD BLESS YOU when someone sneezes, but do we really know the true and powerful meaning behind that phrase. We often also speak the Lords name in vain! We have to be intentional in making sure that we know what we are saying, especially as Christians! I say this as a segway to what I really want to touch on today, and that is the AMAZING GRACE that we wake up to EVERYDAY! It is very important that we speak the word, yes, BUT TO UNDERSTAND it brings on a whole new appreciation for what Jesus has done for us! I want to take the crucifixion as an example. We learn in bible school and during bible study that Jesus was whipped, and beaten, and stabbed, so on and so forth, but do we completely understand exactly what all of that means! I started a new devotional today called UNLIMITED GRACE, and the first phrase really stuck out to me! It  said "Jesus was treated as we deserve, so that we might be treated as He deserves!' ISN'T THAT AMAZING! I have never heard it broken down like that! We know that He died for our sins, and how it happened, but when you hear it like that it really SETS IN! Why he did it, and what we gained from it! When we are sinners, we are spiritual lepers, in the bible days, the lepers where thrown outside of the city like TRASH! Jesus was treated like a filthy leper, so that we wouldn't have to! He was beaten, spit on, and mocked, all so we could have salvation and peace! They whipped Him, Jesus took that whipping so that we could be healed, BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED! His whipping covered our ailments, our diseases, our sickness! He took condemnation, INNOCENTLY, so that we may have freedom, the freedom that HE deserved, but gave to us instead!! Jesus to our pain and agony, and gave us His victory!! He took our wounds and gave us His healing, He took our death and gave us His life! He took the crown of thorns, and gave us a royal crown of glory! WHEW!! When it is broken down like that, it hits hard! This is a type of sacrifice that NO MAN ON THIS EARTH would ever give! THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, that unlocked the UNLIMITED GRACE that God gives us on a daily basis!! How can we not serve a God like that!! All He asked us in return, if we break it all the way down, is for us to be the best we can for others! That is why He demands obedience! To love above all, and to follow His commandments! If we do this, He guarantees glory, and a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous life! AMAZING! There is nothing we can do to repay Him fully for the sacrifice, because even though He died for our sins (and that should have been enough), He still provides all of our needs, Jesus still gives and blesses on a daily basis! God give EVERYDAY, even though we don't deserve it, that is why the love of God is UNRIVALED! That kind of love can not be given by any human on this earth! God love is an AGAPE love, meaning love that surpasses all understanding! A LOVE THAT ONLY GOD IS ABLE TO GIVE!! Give your life to God, the UNDESERVED blessings and rewards are too numerous to count! In God there is no condemnation, because Jesus suffered that already! Come to God, give Him your shame and guilt! Give Him your sorrow and pain! Give Him your anger, hate, self loathing, low self esteem, depression, anxiety, give Him all of your sins! Then watch God replace it all with peace, love, wholeness, pure joy! He will restore you, make you into a new person, a new creature! Once you have given it all to Him, the old you is gone, and He will mold you and guide you to be the person you were born to be! If you seek Him EVERYDAY in the word of God, spend time with Him, learn His ways!! YOU WILL FEEL BETTER THAN YOU HAVE EVER FELT IN YOUR LIFE!! I love you to LIFE! GOD LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE!!

"AND SO JESUS ALSO SUFFERED OUTSIDE THE CITY GATE TO MAKE THE PEOPLE HOLY THROUGH HIS OWN BLOOD!"
Hebrews 13:12

"But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed!"
Isaiah 53:5


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to be continued...........