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Hard Love— I think about our Lord—the ONE who gave His life for me and for all you readers out there.
I cannot imagine how hard it was for the Savior to have one of His own to betray Him, to be arrested (and yet he replaced the ear of one of the men who arrested Him), to have His own followers run away and hide—and even one betraying Him and another denying Him. But yet He still loved these people.
But, the greatest LOVE that was shown was the death upon the cross. Jesus was “wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities (Isaiah 53:5). My Lord and Savior took beatings, a crown of thorns, carried a cross, and was nailed to it because He LOVED me. His own Father turned His back on Him when He took upon my dirty—nasty---rotten sins…my lying, my anger, my bad thoughts…etc.
As I write this and every Easter I think and wonder how hard it must have been for Christ to die on the cross-but He was doing His Father’s Will.
Christ died---and that is the ultimate LOVE….best of ALL HE AROSE!!!!
Praise God, He arose!! Thanks for putting your 5-minutes out there. Enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteThe greatest sacrifice ever... God being estranged from God for my sake. Praise Him for His amazing love!
ReplyDeleteWe must reflect on Jesus sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteLast night I attended a service that included a powerful image of Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane while the disciples slept. Oh, the amazing strength of His love for us.
I am praising God with you for His sacrifice AND His resurrection!
"...the ultimate love." So grateful!
ReplyDeleteLove the song, too!
I can relate to what you said here, "He took upon my dirty—nasty---rotten sins…my lying, my anger, my bad thoughts…etc. As I write this and every Easter I think and wonder how hard it must have been for Christ to die on the cross-but He was doing His Father’s Will." Those very thoughts go through my head every Easter as well. Thank you for sharing. Happy Easter to you! He is alive, praise the Lord!
ReplyDeletePTL that He arose that we may never die the second death. What a wonderful gift. Thank you for the reminder of His love for all of us.
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