March 29, 2024 … He For Me …

March 29, 2024 …  He For Me  …      

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Kim Walker-Smith leading in worship and singing … Jesus Paid I All …  Poignantly and powerfully singing of how Jesus paid the debt for my (and your) sin be His death on the cross.   

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Highlight Passage: … 1Peter 3:18 [NLT] … 

18 Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but He died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but He was raised to life in the Spirit.          

… Peter teaches fellow Christians that Jesus’ death on the cross paid mankind’s sin debt.                            

Highlight Passage (in context) …  1Peter 3:13-18 … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter teaches persecuted Christians about Jesus dying on the cross to restore those who believe in Christ to a right relationship with God.                         

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Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] …  

33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” 

… Jesus assures His Disciples (and all born-again believers) that, tho we will face trials in life, He will have overcome the world.  

Highlight Passage  …  Romans 5:8 … 

8 But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.   

… Paul assures fellow Christians that God showed His great love for even us sinners by dying for us on the Cross.                                                                                                                                                                

Highlight Passage…  2Corinthians 5:21 … </b> 

<i>   21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin,[ so that we could be made right with God through Christ.   </i>

… Paul also assures fellow Christians that God made all who believe in Christ as Lord to be made right with God thru our faith that Christ died for our sin.  

<b><u>Highlight Passage </u> …  2Timothy 3:12 … </b> 

<i>   12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.   </i>

… Paul teaches Timothy (and all Christians) that all who believe in and follow Christ will likely deal with persecution in this world.  

<b><u>Highlight Passage </u> …  Hebrews 10:10 … </b> 

<i>   10 For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.   </i>

… The Author of Hebrews reinforces the truth that it was God’s will to sacrifice the body of Jesus, The Christ, on the cross for our sins.         

<b><u>Reference Passage </u>: … 1John 2:2, 4:10 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  </b>

… The Apostle John, teaching fellow Christians, that Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross paid the price for the sins of all who would believe in Christ’s sacrifice,  … repenting of their (our) sin.          

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Amy Boucher Pie -  AT THIS LINK -   told of a wealthy young man being sentenced to serve several years in prison for killing a bystander in a tragic drag-racing accident.  However, as was the practice in some countries, the wealthy young man paid a body double to take his prison time a substitute for the guilty young man.  . 

And on this so-called GOOD FRIDAY,” do all my readers recognize that Jesus was nailed to His cross by our sins, … becoming the substitute for our guilt and paying the price for the sins of all of us who believe in what our Lord did on that cross, …  allowing us to repent and follow our Lord all the way home to be with Him for eternity?  So, do I sense a resounding and thankful “Hallelujah,” as we celebrate the greatest GOOD done for us on this Friday?                         

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for taking my sins to Your cross, Lord.        

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, … to celebrate You, Lord, being willing to die for our sins on that cross.   … Amen

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