It's Easter time, and really it's not about the bunny, but the lamb..
The Lamb of God... as John the Baptist said of Jesus: "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world".
Two verses (along with others but two main ones) repeat in my mind at Easter time.
The first verse is John 19:30
{Credit: excerpt Dayspring post as coincidentally they also spoke on "it is finished".}
The first verse is John 19:30
{Credit: excerpt Dayspring post as coincidentally they also spoke on "it is finished".}
Jesus said, “It is finished.”
With that, He bowed his head and gave up His spirit.
"I had read this Scripture in John 19 so many times – the last words Jesus spoke on the day He was crucified. There’s such gravity in that moment. Imagining the Son of God, our Savior, with His battered and broken body nailed to a cross, stirs up a sense of both sadness and shame. ...
Most every time .. my focus was on what happened, the events themselves, and less so on those three simple words He spoke at the end: “It is finished.”
Most every time .. my focus was on what happened, the events themselves, and less so on those three simple words He spoke at the end: “It is finished.”
A few months ago, Pastor Rodney Holmstrom spoke on this Scripture before a large congregation. He challenged each of us to really consider those words. In that moment, he said, Christ was not simply stating the obvious - that His earthly life was over. He was declaring that our sins were forgiven once and for all, their price paid by His sacrifice."
"It is finished" last of Jesus' seven sayings on the cross. ...
It meant that salvation was bought! paid for in full!
The battle against sin's punishment was won, once for all.
By one man's sin (Adam) sin entered the world,
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| "The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin". I John 1:7b His blood bought our salvation.. We can never ever earn it ourselves. ... being a member of a church, a religion or any other thing we do, it all is as nothing - it will not buy your salvation. Only one way through the perfect Son of God. (This is a very early text done in 1992, executed in water colours, ink and 23 carat Gold leaf. I chose this verse because it was the verse that lead to my salvation (see here) .. and it is pivotal in my heart. I now have another layout hanging on our loungeroom wall.) |
The second verse that rings in my heart at Easter time - after Jesus cry of
"It is finished!"
"It is finished!"
is the angel's saying at the empty tomb:
"He is not here, for He is risen as he said."
And how do I know He lives? ... as the hymn says "He lives within my heart!"
Thanks so much for taking
the time to read this post. I pray it blesses you – for how richly I am blessed
as a result of this gift of salvation at a young age.
I did not know unless
someone had told me, someone had asked me.
So this is why I share it with you today. Praying for you.
Shaz in Oz.x
So this is why I share it with you today. Praying for you.
Shaz in Oz.x
Joining up with: 1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
