“That you may with one mind
and with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans
15:6 (NKJV)
In the name of He who shall stand
and feed His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty
of the name of the Lord His God, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. See Micah
5:4 (NKJV)
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have
not yet ascended to My Father;
but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’” John 20:17 (NKJV)
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying,
“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My
God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew 27:46 (NKJV)
Jesus was nailed to the cross, forsaken by many in the first
century, as He “cried out with a loud voice, saying, “My God, My God, why
have You forsaken Me?” Instead of directing
this question towards those who had forsaken Him then, Jesus asked “My God,”
His God, “Why have You forsaken Me?”
This coming Sunday is Passover, “Easter,” when the emphasis is
on remembering Jesus’ death burial and resurrection. The coronavirus may have changed the way we live
our lives’ today and will definitely change the way we celebrate it this year but
nothing can undo what Jesus did for us two thousand years ago. This holds true for believers and
nonbelievers alike.
Believers in Jesus, understand why
Jesus had to die the way that He did, for they are equipped with the assurance that
in Jesus the best is still yet to come.
To them I say, from one forgiven sinner to another, point
people to Jesus. Believers should never
lose heart, because the best is still yet to come for them.
Nonbelievers, need to know the best
is still yet to come for them as well. It
is on them whether they choose to [believe] accept the evidence of it being so,
as laid out for us in the [Bible], but they need to be given the salvation
message. Believers, don’t forsake the
nonbeliever.
In the end it all comes down to whoever [believes in]
accepts what Jesus accomplished in the first century is saved.
“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.” John 3:16 (NKJV)
But God demonstrates His own love
towards us, in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,
God abides in him, and he in God. 1 John
4:15 (NKJV)
The question becomes how does one truly know the truth as to
why Jesus had to die the way that He did.
We only have to look to the [Bible] which tells us that “while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
I know this to be true. I am trusting
the [Bible] with the care of my salvation, for it shows me these truths.
“Whoever believes in” Jesus
“should not perish but have everlasting life.” I believe, and confess “that Jesus is the
Son of God.”
If you are a believer or not, make time to read the [Bible]
for yourself, and immerse yourself in Jesus Christ. It’s an amazing vehicle that delivers all
that Jesus accomplished in the first century.
The coronavirus can’t help but change us. As for me, I want to be more passionate,
loving, and kind towards others, and I will be praying daily towards that end. One thing that will never change about me
though as I will never be ashamed to tell others about Jesus.
Be well, and be safe.
Most importantly, [believe] know that in Jesus the best is yet to come.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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