Amazing loveHow can it canThat thou my God should die for me
I find it totally amazing that someone should died just so I can forever be forgiven of my sins. I don’t know about you, but I know of no-one else that would actually be willing to give their life for me.
Christ died over 2 thousand years ago, but still we celebrate His life, and His death after all these years. Who else can we say that about?!
As I’ve said several times over the last few days, I feel so humble and inadequate at all God has sacrificed for me, and all He continues to do for me. However, I know I can repay God for all the love He shows me on a daily basis, by giving the whole of my life to God.
How about you, are you thanking God for all he does for you by giving your life to Him? If you haven’t done so yet, today, Easter Monday is your day to say “Yes“, to Christ!
I am a sinner and separated from you. I believe Jesus is the Messiah and that He died on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe he rose again on the third day and that by receiving His gift of love I will have the power to become a child of God because I believe fully in His name.
Thank you for hearing my prayer and thank you for saving me, and I pledge the rest of my life to you.
If Jesus were to come back to earth today, would you be ready?
Would you be ready, not just to welcome Him, but be ready to give your life for Him?
We don’t know when Christ will return to earth, and we don’t know when He will call us home, but we do know that if we life our lives for Him we will be ready for Him when he returns.
Don’t wait any longer to prepare for Christ’s return, as you may end up leaving it too late, and miss Him completely.
It can be hard to comprehend sometimes why people die when they do. So that can make it even more difficult to comprehend why God would allow Jesus to die on the cross, when He could have saved Him…
When Jesus was a boyWith the teachers in the temple They were so amazed That a child could speak this way He was so excited About His Father’s business There were so many things He was dying to sayThen after He turned thirty He went back to the temple To say He was the Son of God, The Truth, the Life, the Way They took Him to a hill They called the Skull To render Him silent But they could not prevent What He was dying to sayHe was dying to tell the worldHow much He really cared It wasn’t the old rusty nails That kept Him hanging there The expression on His face Gave the real reason away He had something on His heart He was dying to say.He said, “I love you.” “I love you.” “I love you” is what He said. He said, “I love you.” “I love you” And He cared enough That He wrote it down in red.He was dying to tell the world How much He really cared It wasn’t the old rusty nails That kept Him hanging there The expression on His face Gave the real reason away He had something on His heart He was dying to say.
Did you find the answer in the above song?
Jesus died simply because He loves us, and because God loves us.
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”
God will set you free if you come before Him having accepted Jesus as His Son.
I want to hear You say the words to me “well done” I want to hear You say “good and faithful servant” I want to hear You say “I’ve prepared a place for you” Let all the treasures of this world fade away
Jesus, You are my reward To hear Your voice on that day is all I’m living for Jesus, You are my reward To see Your face on that day is all I’m living forIn the twinkling of an eye, we’ll all be changed We’ll meet you in the sky We will meet You face to face
Won’t it be wonderful to hear those words “well done my good and faithful servant“
But wait a minute, am I really doing enough with my life to warrant God saying those words to me? How about you, are you doing all you can for God.
Make today the day you give your all to God, so that you can truly be His “good and faithful servant”.
When a close friend or a family member is on the brink of death, it is a difficult time for their friends/family as they want their loved one to be at peace and free of pain, but on the other hand they wish their loved one didn’t have to leave them.
So imagine how Jesus‘ family and friends felt that first Easter as Jesus hung on the cross, dying – but not just dying, dying in immense pain, because He wanted to save each of us. What words would you use to describe how they felt when Jesus died?
Their grief must have been overwhelming. They must have wondered why Jesus, the Son of God, didn’t save himself from death on the cross. They must have questioned their belief that God really cared about them as He had let His own son die.
All those feeling would have been perfectly understandable in the aftermath of Jesus’ death. However although we know that Jesus died on the cross, we also know that was not the end of Jesus…indeed it was only the start of what Jesus, and God, was going to do, and continue to do for each one of us.
Mourning is a tough time for family and friends of the deceased to deal with, but we must remember that our loved ones are now at peace and are with God, just as Jesus is.
This Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, please don’t forget that we celebrate Christmas because of Him – It’s because of Jesus that we celebrate Christmas.
This song performed above by Kristyn and Keith Getty, always sounds like a song that was written a number of years ago (to me), despite it only being a few years old! It is focuses on the sure hope we have, despite our struggles, to fight the good fight of faith.
God gives us all our strength, so be strong in your faith
O Church Arise by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
O Church Arise and put your armour on Hear the call of Christ our Captain For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given With shield of faith and belt of truth We’ll stand against the devil’s lies An army bold whose battle-cry is Love Reaching out to those in darkness
Our call to war to love the captive soul But to rage against the captor And with the sword that makes the wounded whole We will fight with faith and valour When faced with trials on every side We know the outcome is secure And Christ will have the prize for which He died An inheritance of nations
Come see the cross where love and mercy meet As the Son of God is stricken Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet For the Conqueror has risen And as the stone is rolled away And Christ emerges from the grave This victory march continues till the day Every eye and heart shall see Him
So Spirit come put strength in every stride Give grace for every hurdle That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful As saints of old still line the way Retelling triumphs of His grace We hear their calls and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in glory
In Music to Touch Our Hearts I listed a number of pieces of music which always pull at my heart-strings. So today I want to talk to you about the fifth of the songs I listed, which was The Power of the Cross.
As I’ve told you before, music has always been a huge part of my life both with my family and also my Christian life. So that is probably why the music I’ve selected, reflects my faith, my beliefs, my emotional side about life and my faith (which I usually try my best to hide from everyone!)
So The Power of The Cross, why is one that pulls at my heartstrings? probably because od what I’ve just explained above…i.e. It explains to the listen just how important an event Christ‘s crucifixion at Calvary was (and still is) to me, and to every other Christian. Without Christ dying on the cross, we would have no Christianity, and that song explains to the listen the true emotion of Christ’s crucifixion and the pain He suffered that day, all for you and for me.
I’ve mentioned before that Easter is my favourite time of the year – I know this might seem odd to many of you as I think most people would probably say Christmas. However for me, Easter encapsulates everything that my faith is build on, and therefore, the power of the cross is unmatchable.
The Power of The Cross
Oh, to see the dawn Of the darkest day: Christ on the road to Calvary. Tried by sinful men, Torn and beaten, then Nailed to a cross of wood.
CHORUS: This, the pow’r of the cross: Christ became sin for us; Took the blame, bore the wrath— We stand forgiven at the cross.
Oh, to see the pain Written on Your face, Bearing the awesome weight of sin. Ev’ry bitter thought, Ev’ry evil deed Crowning Your bloodstained brow.
Now the daylight flees; Now the ground beneath Quakes as its Maker bows His head. Curtain torn in two, Dead are raised to life; “Finished!” the vict’ry cry.
Oh, to see my name Written in the wounds, For through Your suffering I am free. Death is crushed to death; Life is mine to live, Won through Your selfless love.
FINAL CHORUS: This, the pow’r of the cross: Son of God—slain for us. What a love! What a cost! We stand forgiven at the cross.
When a close friend or a family member is on the 
