Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from the Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman singing a new version of the old hymn … The Wonderful Cross … poignantly singing of how we should continually be in awe of the suffering and sacrifice our Lord took on Golgotha for our sins.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Luke 23:47 [NLT] … 47 When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent."
… Even the Roman soldier, when he saw and heard Jesus on the cross realized WHO He was. Do we?
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Highlight Passage [context]: Luke 23:44-49 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Those who were present at Jesus’ death pondered in awe at His sacrifice of love.
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Reference Passage : … Matthew 27:54 [NLT] …
54 The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
… Even the Roman soldier, when he saw and heard Jesus on the cross realized WHO He was. Do we?
Reference Passage : … Hebrews 12:1b-2a [NLT] … 1 …And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame.
… Do we really grasp the shame/suffering our Lord endured on the cross.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Keila Ochoa, asks here OBD readers to take time this Holy Week to contemplate the suffering Jesus incurred to be Lamb of God, Whose blood sacrifice paid for our sins.… The ODB author wrote: All of us are passing by the road of the cross. Will we look and see His love? This Easter, when words and poems are not enough to express our gratitude and describe God’s love, let us take a moment to ponder Jesus’s death; and in the quietness of our hearts, may we whisper to Him our deepest devotion.
Do I really need to add to the song, the photo, the Scriptures above, and the ODB author? It’s Holy Week; and many will be contemplating Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice on the cross this week. However, even more won’t.
But when we Christians do … perhaps we can come away with a deeper realization of what Jesus did on that “wondrous cross” to pay the sternal price for our sins. And if that Roman Soldier, who supervised His death on the cross, can see His eternal glory, I would hope we, who call Him “Savior and Lord” can do so as well, especially in this special time of year.
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Lord, Jesus, You suffered so much for my sternal life.
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My Prayer Today: Abba Father, … King Jesus, … Precious Spirit … I need to take more times to stop and see You on the cross. … Amen
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