Christ Sacrifice for US..

Could you volunteer to die in place of another?? 

Jesus didn't just die in place of all the wrong others did and we still do

His death was shocking. Whipped with leather cords that were entwined with glass.

The flesh stripped from his back and wherever it pounded His flesh. 

He took the our guilt with much pain, because of His love for mankind. 

He was an innocent person, who only did good for everyone all through His short time on earth. 

He healed the sick and gave freedom to us through His sacrifice and His suffering. 

I can't begin to imagine, how terrible this was.

Easter is often a time that the unbelieving go away for respite, enjoyment, and celebration. 

For those who believe, its a time of pondering and feeling thankful. 

The PASSOVER. The night before He died, Jesus gathered with His disciples to celebrate a Passover meal. I knitted a long strip of red to hang off my verandah in memory of this.

(The Passover is commemorated for the night that the Israelites were to run from the Pharaoh in Egypt. They painted blood over their door posts, for the angel of death to pass over them. That same angel, killed all of the Egyptian young. This was done to show the might of God against Pharaoh forcing him to let the enslaved Children of Israel, Gods people, leave.)    

 The next day, Jesus was brought before Herod and accused by the Jews. He was tortured, then led to a hill named Golgotha, to be crucified. Two thieves were crucified with Him, one on either side. The one on the right side, acknowledged him as Lord, and would go to Heaven. The one on the left didn't and would go to hell. 

Like those thieves on the crosses. We have a choice. Believe in Jesus and all that he did for us and go to Heaven at death. OR, ignore him in your short life, turn your back and go to hell. 

YES, life on earth is short... compared to eternity in either HEAVEN or HELL.. 

If you don't know much about Him, purchase a New Testament and learn. No one knows the day or the hour of their death, there is NO bailing out at the last moment. No being sorry that you didn't understand or have time.....  So wake up and repent today. 

I have a large family. due to distances and obligations, we get together as able. Here are my two son's and some of my grandchildren, together in the Lord, for a Resurrections Day evening meal. One of my daughters took this photo. My elder son presided at the head of the table, and prayed a blessing over us all. 

      Left: Pasquale (Lee) Elyshah, Sharney, Pietro (Peter) Izaiah (Zai) Antonio, Jessica, Myself. 
                                                             GOD IS GOOD

From daily verse net.

 

  

SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

John wrote the last of the four gospels, and was the favoured disciple.
Why was he the favoured??
Well, likely he and his cousin Jesus, played together as children.
Probably, their relationship was very close.

Imagine it, two little boys in different households living close to each other.
Cousins  and best friends.
John's mother Salome was Mary's sister.
Salome was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of James and John.
In all the Bible accounts of the life of Jesus, I have always prefered John's.

He had a knowing of the spirit of God within Jesus...
And His very first statement was....
"In the beginning was the WORD.
And the WORD was with God.
And the WORD was God."
John 1:1

John was the only person to relate how Jesus washed the feet of His disciples.

Why would he do this??

Washing His Disciples' Feet

"Just before the Passover Feast, (my cousin) Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world and go back to the Father.
Having loved his dear companions, he continued to love them right to the end.
It was suppertime.
The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in his grip, all set for the betrayal.


Jesus knew that the Father had put him in complete charge of everything.
He knew he came from God and was on his way back to God.
So he got up from the supper table, set aside his robe, and put on an apron.
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, drying them with his apron.

When he got to Simon Peter, Peter said, "Master, you wash my feet?"
Jesus answered, "You don't understand now what I'm doing, but it will be clear enough to you later."
John 13

So why did John relate this happening??
I would love to hear your thoughts on this??
Mine is, he was in awe, that his cousin showed such humility!
Most kings sit on a throne and are served.
Jesus, prostrated himself in a lowly position.

Who are we to ever consider ourselves as better than someone else??  The example of Jesus was the opposite.



When someone is in need we are to help them.
When someone is hungry we are to feed them.
Or thirsty, give them something to drink..

Share with others.
Laugh with them.
Cry with them...
And, carry them.
Service and Sacrifice is the story of Easter.

Believe and share in ETERNAL LIFE.

An Easter Parallel

I think this video says it all....

A modern day version of a father who sacrifices his only Son.

'For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten son."
John 3:16