Easter - 2008
God knew that sin
would come into the world before He created it. A world full of sin would be of
no value to a loving Father, especially when anything sinful would ultimately have
to be destroyed. Our Creator loved us, wanted us to have a close relationship
with Him as children of God. This would be impossible if we could not become
righteous, holy once more. And to make us holy again there had to be a way for
our sins, our transgressions to be forgiven. Jesus offered to die for our sins,
to make believers holy children of God once more, before mankind was even
created, before they had sinned. Tit 1:2, 1Pe 1:20
Jesus was always
in charge of His own destiny, as the Messiah who came to set us free from our
sins. Man never had control over Jesus, Christ’s
crucifixion did not just happen. Jesus was always in control as He carried out
the plan of salvation made before the world was created. Jesus carried out the
prophecies, the Scriptures to the smallest detail. Never breaking God’s law,
but fulfilling each and every part, being a righteous man who would die for the
unrighteous believers, for me, for you. Jesus willingly died as atonement for
our sins. Jn 10:17-18, 13:1, 17:1-5
Sin caused the
death of Jesus pure and simple, sin and sin alone. Jesus freely allowed Himself
to be tortured, killed and rejected by God, to atone for any and all sins of
believers, from the beginning of the world to the end of the world. It did not
happen because the
I am the drops of blood that Jesus shed
Contemplating the great task of salvation
ahead
I am the ropes that bound Him tight
When He was arrested in the garden late at
night
I am the lies that were twisted and spun
That were bitterly hurled at God’s own Son
I am the fist that hit Jesus in the face
And the saliva that was spit on the King of
Grace
I am the crown of thorns that was shoved on
Christ’s head
The insults of Roman soldiers while He
quietly bled
I am the leather and metal biting deep
within
Tearing away pieces of my Master’s flesh
and skin
I am the cross Jesus carried His death to
complete
The pain of nails being driven through His
wrists and feet
I am the wood that held my Savior’s body
high
Slowly, painfully, suffocating Him till He
would die
I am the agony of a mother looking at a
dying son
The shock of a friend watching a
crucifixion being done
I am the sins of the world that Jesus bore
A
sinner forsaken by a Father who wanted holiness once more
To know why Jesus
was brutally crucified one merely has to look in the mirror. My sins, your
sins, all sins
of the human race from the beginning to the end of the world made Jesus go to
the cross. I am as guilty as anyone of inflicting the humiliation, the agony,
the torture, the death of my Savior. The most incomprehensible part of God’s
plan of salvation is the tremendous love my Lord has for me. That God through
Jesus would become man, be tortured, and die to save someone worthless as I am.
Jesus gave His soul into His Father’s
tender care
Spiritually ascending to Heaven, announcing
His triumphant victory there
Three days later on earth Jesus would
physically arise
Letting the world know He had opened the
gates to
We should all thank Jesus for taking our
place
Because He loved us He willingly died to
grant us grace
We should tell all the good news, being
proud to proclaim
Jesus has saved me,
He did not die in vain
What a great
Savior we have. We should pass the great love He has given us on to others.
Thank you Jesus for saving us, for opening Heavens gates wide for all believers
to walk through.
Copyright
2007 by Ron Borkey