The Wonderful Cross!

What’s the most extraordinary moment in the history of mankind?

We are not to dwell on the negative thoughts that come into our minds, nor be paralyzed by them. We must allow God to reveal the root causes of these thoughts, and then prayerfully ask Him to remove them.
*  “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.” Psalm 139:23-24
*Thank you for David’s honest heart Jesus. He set the tone for brutal honesty when we need it most. When I am struggling, reach to me and wait on my honest heart to come through when it counts.

The Wonderful Cross!
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

The verse above is one of the MOST Powerful verses in the Bible. It describes the most extraordinary moment in the history of mankind.

When Jesus died on the cross, a magnificent exchange took place.
**Jesus, who was sinless, pure, and blameless, literally took upon himself YOUR sin and mine… the sin of the world.
*As Jesus “Became Sin” for us, ALL the judgment of God that was intended for us fell upon JESUS!
Read Luke 22 and see the cost:
Verse 44 And being in anguish, he(Jesus) prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
* Only Luke tells us that Jesus’ sweat resembled drops of blood. Jesus was in extreme agony, but He did not give up or give in. He went ahead with the mission for which He had come.

*Under the Grace and favour of God, there is no place for guilt, or shame, or regret, or unworthiness. ALL our sins, past presence and future have been forgiven and justified by the blood of Jesus. The Wonderful Cross!
*Guilt comes from what you feel may have failed to do.
*Shame comes from how you react to this.
***You may then either choose to condemn yourself and wallow in self pity, or you may chose to take it to Christ in prayer.

The cross of Jesus Christ was, and still is, the world’s MOST astounding picture of LOVE.
*It was the moment in history when Jesus took our sins upon himself and blotted out your transgression.
* And in that divine moment, God found the ONE worthy sacrifice to pay for ALL our sin, Jesus Christ.  The Wonderful Cross!

Let me ask you, have you recognized that sacrifice? No, Really recognized it?

Jesus took the death and the judgment that you deserved. And through Jesus sacrificial act on the Cross, the blood of Jesus Christ cleansed YOU from Every sin, Every stain, and Every shame.

Have you received Jesus’ tremendous gift of forgiveness and love? He’s waiting for you even now. Ask him to be Lord of your life right now. It’s a decision you’ll never regret.

If you feel angry, unworthy, like a failure, or are burdened with any disappointments or regrets, then you can confidently renounce these things NOW in Jesus name, and hand them over to him in prayer.

Stand up in your freedom and your liberty, because the grace of Jesus has set you free!
*2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
*GRACE is God’s Riches at Christ’s expense-grace is the opposite of judgment.
*verse 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
*Our purpose is to reconcile the world to Him, as His ambassadors, inviting them to be rejoined to their Redeemer, Jesus. Compel them to come.

Be done with all trauma of the past.  Today is a new day, and this is a day when you can Move Forward with a new lease on life.  By faith remove the stigma of condemnation and rise up in new hope and confidence that you are more than a conqueror.  Set your face like flint and allow nothing to detour you from your desired and sought-after goal.  I am your hope, your strength, and your very present help in times of trouble, says the Lord.

Romans 8:37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
*I will not be confined by my circumstances! The Wonderful Cross!

Lord, in case I don’t have the right remedy for my problem, let me add this prayer: ‘Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”  Father, how desperately I need to be led through the complexities of my life. Help me not to settle for simple yet wrong solutions but to be willing to let You work out Your own purposes knowing that You have taken all the factors into consideration.
In the name of JESUS, through the precious Blood of the Lamb; Father GOD: I thank You so much that we are more than conquerors through Christ JESUS. I ask that You increase our faith, in this LOVE walk called life….thank you for loving me so much, You- Jesus went to the Cross for US ALL that we may have the opportunity to Repent of our sins and have the Peace of Knowing we have Eternal Life with You. We can be FREE!  Yes- The Wonderful Cross!  In Jesus Name, Amen