Jesus Rose From the Dead for You

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”  Matthew 28:6 (NIV)

I never want to get over how Jesus rose from the dead for me.

And He rose from the dead for you.

You see, it’s all about Jesus…every Easter, every Sabbath, and every day—life itself.

Because Jesus came to earth with “go big” plans from the Father.

Christ came to live among the people, teach God’s truths, love unconditionally, and heal others physically and spiritually.

Sentenced as an innocent man, Jesus was crucified at the hands of influential men.

And here’s the best go big part, He came to die for the sins of all mankind.

The Lamb, impeccable and without blemish, was torn and tattered for us.`

Eternal life purchased for us…the first Easter gift. God desires to call each of us one of His children. There are no boundaries or limitations, not age or gender or bloodline. We each meet the same eligibility requirements because Jesus became our bloodline on the cross.

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.’” John 11:25 (ESV)

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Good Friday, The Darkest Day in History

Good Friday was the darkest day in the history of the world. When Jesus Christ, the Son of God, breathed His last breath.

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Jesus Died on the Cross for You

If you were the only person on earth, Jesus would have come and died on the cross for you. 

Because your life is worth the cross. 

Still, it’s easy to believe things that are not true. 

Like God loves others but not me. 

Or it’s hard to make the cross and empty tomb personal—Jesus suffered, died, and rose from the dead all for me. 

Say this quietly in your heart or out loud:  My life is worth the cross. 

This is how much God loves you and me. 

Yes, Christ came for the whole world, but He also came for you. 

Think about that, meditate on it in your heart. 

Let’s look at supporting scriptures.

(1.)  Jesus loved you so much, He died on the cross for you.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (ESV) 

Read John 3:16 again, inserting your name in place of “world” to make it personal. 

1 John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us” (ESV).

God created love and demonstrated love on Calvary’s cross through His Son—a show-and-tell affection.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for loving me and Your provision of grace through Your Son. Help me to believe and know it was for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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(2.)  Jesus took on your sin and spilled His blood to redeem you.

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10 Wonderful Ways God’s My Father

I first met God at sixteen. Since that amazing-grace day, the Lord Almighty is my Father. 

And the Bible confirms this happens when we accept Christ as Savior, God’s gift of salvation.

“…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba Father!’” Galatians 4:6b (NIV)

This meant everything to me then and now.

Because my earthly-father story includes chapters of abandonment, a longing to know my biological father, and dreams to be loved by a father.

And a redemptive ending that still amazes me.

God as our heavenly Father, rises above any father definitions we write into our stories. No matter our earthly-father experiences, God is Abba Father.

God Loves Me

(1) He adopted me.

Just as my stepfather helped raise me as his own daughter, God adopted me into His family.

“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” Ephesians 1:5 (NLT)

(2) He loves me.

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” 1 John 3:1a (ESV)

My biological father came back into my life and I finally realized that he did indeed love me.

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God My Father Forgives

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