The Bible says that God made Jesus
become sin for us. Not that Jesus ever did anything wrong - my grandfather once told me that he did not know anyone who has fully understood the depths of this. But the only one who can carry the weight of the sin of the world, was made sin for us. The Bible tells us that darkness covered all of the earth for three hours, while He was on the cross. God could not watch! I have read somewhere that these three hours of darkness seems to be confirmed in at least one independent writing from that time.
Jesus can save anyone - he does not do the job half-way. He's God, think about that. He's able to say: "Exist!" - and earth must come into existence by the commandment of His voice! But He saw us, and He loves us, and He knew He had to do something about the situation. He knows everyone, though not everyone knows Him. He planned you an eternity ago. You are the daughter or son He always wanted! He is actually able to love and know everyone like we were His favourite, each and every one of us - we can not fathom His ways -
Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the man of vanity his thoughts, and let him return to Jehovah, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Isa 55:8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says Jehovah.
Isa 55:9 For as the heavens are high from the earth, so My ways are high from your ways, and My thoughts from your thoughts.
- but be sure of this: He's really, really been looking forward to
your birth - He's been saying to the angels in Heaven that it's not going to be a long time now before you are born, and that He is counting the days, looking forward to that day with joy! Every hair on your head is counted at all times! He L O V E S
you. And real love does not force anyone to love back, so we have been given a choice; to accept His Love, one that lasts forever and ever, or to say that you don't need Him. He will let you do as you wish.
He's given us the signs, He's given us the Word, He's shown us the way, He's kept His promises. We're just waiting for Him to come back - but first, the Gospel must be preached to all nations - but we are recognizing many, many other things in our world today, which the Lord prophecied about - we know that 'the season' is here - The Bible teaches us about many things to look for regarding this 'season' - that's a subject of its own - but He won't come until the Gospel has reached all tribes, nations and tongues. He
will return!
Jesus said:
Greater love than this has no one, that anyone should lay down his soul for his friends.
Have you ever heard the expression "Strong enough to be weak?"
Well. He knew who He was, and all I can say, is:
You came from Heaven to earth
to show the way
from the earth to the cross
from the cross to the grave
from the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift your name on high!
Luk 23:39 And one of the hanged criminals blasphemed Him, saying, If you are Christ, save Yourself and us.
Luk 23:40 But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, since you are in the same condemnation.
Luk 23:41 And we indeed justly so, for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this Man has done nothing amiss.
Luk 23:42 And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.
Luk 23:43 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
Luk 23:44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
Luk 23:45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.
By the way, I've heard that the word 'sin' means 'missing the target' in the original scriptures. I know I've missed the target many a time.. in the old testament, the israelites had missed the target in the desert. God sent serpents to bite them - but He also told Moses to make a copper snake, and to put it on a stake - and to stand in front of the israelites, so that everyone who looked up to the copper snake could be healed. God solved the situation in that way - He just wanted them to believe - and presented a very overcomeable solution to the israelites. Everyone who looked up to the copper snake, was healed. Easy and overcomeable, and God wanted them to do this as an act of faith in Him - it was not supposed to be hard. Many old testament happenings are actually prophetic and points towards the new pact. Here's the fulfillment of that specific event in the new testament:
Joh 3:14 But even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
Joh 3:15 so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
Joh 3:18 He who believes on Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
