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Wake
up - Jesus is Alive!
On Good Friday a
little girl went to worship the Lord Jesus at her church. That night she prayed:
“Thank you Jesus for dying on the Cross. And thank you that we didn’t have
to watch.” In the weeks leading up to Easter we have been watching and
responding to the Cross - IN THE SHADOW OF
THE CROSS We have been
following a bible study course called, “In the Shadow of the Cross.” It has
been good to think deeply about those who travelled with Jesus on his final
journey to EXPERIENCING THE
CROSS Then from Palm Sunday
to Good Friday we are going to journey on with the Lord to experience the Cross.
We will look at the Cross from the perspective of the four gospels, to see the
great price he paid for us but also to experience the great freedom he has won
for us. It is only at the Cross that the depths of our sin is revealed and
exposed, and the depth of His love is expressed and the joy of new life
experienced. This Easter more
people than ever will watch the Lord Jesus portrayed in a very harrowing manner
when they go to see the movie “ The Passion of Christ”. This horrific death
of the Son of God was the only remedy for our sins and the only way that we
could be forgiven and receive eternal life. No wonder then that Jesus prayed:
"My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I
drink it, may your will be done" (Matthew 26:42). There was no other way,
only the blood of the sinless son of God could set us free from our sins.
WAKE UP, HE IS
ALIVE. Then on Easter Sunday
the women went to the tomb and found it empty. The angel said to them, “He is
not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay”.
Those women experienced God’s resurrection power, they and many others since
have met with the risen Christ. You too can experience everlasting life when you
wake up to the reality of the Cross and the Resurrection. Jesus is knocking at
your heart's door. He extends
an invitation to you to open your heart and let Him come in.
You can hold on to your lies, sinful actions, your guilt and your shame
or you can open your heart and experience Pure Love, Complete Forgiveness,
Absolute Wholeness, and Everlasting Life. This Easter is a wonderful time for
many to do more than see Jesus in a movie, it’s an opportunity to experience
His forgiveness and wake up to the new life that He offers. Pray.
"God, thank you for what You have done for me. I believe You sent
Jesus to die for my sins instead of me. I believe Jesus rose again to give me
everlasting life. Please forgive me for the wrong things I have done. Please
give me a new and clean heart. I invite you into my life. Teach me to do
everything You want me to do and to follow You all the days of my life. I pray
this believing in what Jesus did for me. Sam Wright |
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