What does this mean for you? Each of us, believers, needs to reflect upon the message that Almighty God has given us in the life, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus.
Christians are reminded this week of the Passion of Christ, the Anointed One. We recount the story of the wonderful life that was sacrificed for our redemption. We are told that this was planned before the foundation of the world was created. This is God’s gift to us ALL. Let’s ponder the significance of this gift.
In Matthew 13:43 (NASB), we are given a key to The Resurrection. “Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. ” When we have become ‘in right standing with God” we shall shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of the Father. When we have accepted the gift of Salvation, we begin eternity with Christ.
In Romans 5:10 (NASB) we are told ” For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”
It is evident that through His sacrifice, we have been given a choice – to be redeemed and saved from eternal separation from God (hell), reconciled (joined again) with the Holy Creator of the Universe OR to slip away into the outer darkness far removed from the presence of The Life. Resurrection Sunday is a day that reminds of of the Love that is God, that He would sacrifice Himself that we might rejoin His family, separated from the world and rightful heirs to His promises.
God planned and meticulously created a perfect world. Man allowed sin and death to take control. Jesus made the sacrifice to reclaim dominion over this world. It is our duty, as professed believers, to diligently study His Holy Wisdom, to study to show ourselves approved in the eyes of God, a man who can rightly divide the word of God.It is our duty to learn and implement the Wisdom of God in our lives.
I thank God that He loves me so much and desires so strongly for me to be part of His family that He would make the ultimate sacrifice for me.
