Good morning my neighbours 😀😀😀😀
I trust we all slept well. As for me, body just dey sweet me this morning, so I say make I share something with una, I go try make the post no long today 😁😁😁😁😁😀
Sometimes ago, while we were having our personal devotion, some thoughts struck my heart. It's about the love of God demonstrated through our Lord Jesus.
*For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.*
John 3:16 GNB
This verse that is so popular (like National Anthem) made a different meaning to me.
I tried putting myself in the scenario decribed in the verse above.
Now, I have only one son, I love that boy like my breath. People who have only one child will be able to relate.
Now, imagine that some other people sinned (not even my son). Then I'll now be asked to give up my only son to die for the sins of others......I CAN'T DO IT. THOSE SINNERS WOULD RATHER PERISH THAN TO HAVE MY DEAR SON DIE FOR THEIR SINS. And as a matter of fact, anyone that wants to reach my son would have to go through me and kill me first. Over my dead body would I leave my son to be sacrificed for the sins of others. Sebi na you sin your sin abi? Tor, na you go die your die and go your hell.
Hmmmm, this scenario made me understand the kind of sacrifice God made. He gave HIS ONLY SON......HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS, TO DIE FOR OUR SINS........loo
Now, looking at Jesus himself, I believe God also gave Jesus His will (just as he gave everyone). We learned that satan was an angel and second in command to God, but because God gave him his will, he misused it and he was thrown to the world.
So that means, Jesus had the chance to say NO. He had the power to command thunder to strike those who came to seize him......but no, because of his unending love, he chose to die for sins he did not commit. He chose to die so that you and I can have life.
If Jesus had said no, what would have been our fate today as children of God?
One big lesson to learn from the event of the death of Jesus is that as humans, it is *NOT EVERY TIME* that we should stand on our rights. We should let some things go, even when we are on our right. If Jesus had wanted to claim right, he would not have died for our sins.
Please pause and imagine something; imagine that Jesus went to consult people for advise that time that he was to die for the sins of the world, as in, he went to ask people that God wants Him to die for the sins of others, but He has the power to say no, so what should he do? I am very sure people would call Him "MUMU" for even putting such into consideration. They'll be like "wetin be your own? Me I no follow those you wan die for abeg"
Sir, have you been called mumu because of your unusual service for Christ? People don ever look you say e be like say you dey mad because you decide to follow the hard and lonely but the right way to accomplish a task? Dem never call you holy holy? Dem never carry you do joke?
If not, then your Christianity never do. Be a proud mumu for Jesus. He was once a mumu for you too.
Again, I put myself in Jesus' situation after he has died for our sins and resurrected, I saw that it was a total display of reckless love.
Now, imagine dying for someone who is not willing to even thank you for it.
Imagine dying for someone who feels like "I send you make you go die for me?"
Imagine dying for someone who is not willing to repent. Meaning, such person has allowed the death of Christ to go in vain. I'm sure Christ knew some people would still not accept the free gift of life, but that didn't change his mind.
Now, imagine that I allow my beloved son to die for the sin of the world, with the aim that whoever accepts him and adopt a righteous lifestyle shall have everlasting life.......afte
But thank God that God is not man......His mercies endures FOREVER!
See what God is still saying in the book of Ezekiel 33:11 , even after giving up His only son 👇
"Tell them that as surely as I, the Sovereign LORD, am the living God, I do not enjoy seeing sinners die. I would rather see them stop sinning and live. Israel, stop the evil you are doing. Why do you want to die?"
What kind of matchless and incomprehensibl
The heart of Jesus is so full of love that he even asked that God should forgive those crucifying him.
Luke 23:34 GNB
Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.”
How do you relate with your own enemies? Don't you pray for their downfall or even death on a daily basis?
Would you not kill them yourself if you are presented with the chance?
Imagine the earthly mother of Jesus, watching her only son being humiiiated, disgraced and killed for the sins of others. Don't forget that just like every other mother, she also carried Jesus in her womb for nine months and she went through the pains of pregnancy and childbirth.....
Do you desire to love the way God loves?
Take a look at this 👇
Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8 GNB
The grace to replicate the love of Christ is given only to those that know Him. For you to love the way He loves, you have to seek to know Him first, because He is love.
Something that is worthy of note is that although, His mercies endures forever, He's a consuming fire.
Rejecting His love can unleash that part of Him.....and trust me, no one can survive His wrath.
If you die a sinner, you have missed out from His eternal love and have incured His wrath, you have rejected the free gift of eternal life and accepted death. The Bible says there's no repentance in the grave, If you can read this, I say CONGRATULATIONS
Think about this deeply, make up your mind today to accept Jesus and enjoy the real, genuine and unadulterated love.
Do not let his death over you be in vain. Don't waste His love for you.
Accept him so that you can receive the grace to love just like him.
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