The cause that made us Christains 'It's still the "Cross"

The whole cause as to why we are Christians is being celebrated this week end. From Good Friday till Easter Monday. God would have but a spotless, blemish free, sacrifice for our sin. And as I was telling my Bible study class, Jesus was the only sacrifice that God would except. This had been God's planned from the foundations of the earth.

Jesus knew as He walked in the garden to pray what would happen to Him. From His arrest, His betrayal by Judas. From standing in front of the people to hear them shout crucify Him. And the long hours of brutal beatings, that ripped the flesh from His body until the ribs in His back were showing. He knew before it was ever given, every stripe. And as He was taking those flest ripping stripes on His back. He was looking at each and every one of us and saying in His heart to us. By these stripes you are healed. Yes a healing for our very souls. Jesus knew as He walked down the road to the cross, the name of each person the were shouting and cursing and yes even spitting on Him. He knew even before it happen how the nails would feel that were hammered into His hands and feet. And with each lunge with the hammer, still looking at us He said in His heart still, this is for you, My beloved. I can't ever imagine the even greater pain as the cross was lifted and His already battered back rubbed against the wood on that cross and wood splinters dug their way into His back tearing at an already bloody raw flesh. And as He hung there, pain surging through every part of His now frail body. If all that had happen was not bad enough, Then my friend, He went through the most awful pain of all. He hung there as one right after another, of our sins were put upon Him. waves and waves and waves of agonizing torment, as He took on to Himself our sins, He did it without uttering a word of complaint. Our sin was so ugly that even God the Father had to turn away. The Heavenly Father as great and awesome as He is could not look upon such evil being pounded upon His only Son. What we should have suffered ourselves. Yes each and everyone of us should have been on that cross instead, suffering that fate, instead Jesus took it for us. He loved us more that we ourselves ever know how to love.

Now last, He was put in a tomb, but He didn't stay there. He rose from death, into everlasting life. And because He won the battle and stepped on that serpents head. He won over death and hell.

We as followers of Christ Jesus, now have won this battle too. Through Jesus Christ, and only through Jesus Christ have we won the victory, over satan, over death. Into eternal life with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To be with Him when we leave these bodies. Out of the body is present with Christ.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank you Christ Jesus.

God bless, and a blessed Easter to each and every one of you.