Jesus

I wrote this article for our church newsletter a while back I thought I'd share it with you.
He came down from Heaven to live a human life to help us find our way Home. How could we find our way without someone to guide us? He taught us to love one another without judging, to serve one another, and to forgive one another. He taught us by example, but the greatest example came during His last hours of human life.

He knew what was to come, yet He loved and served anyway. He knew he would be betrayed but He served those He knew would betray Him. He knew He was going to suffer a brutal death and His human side was afraid - but was He afraid of the physical pain, or was He afraid of the emotional pain He knew He would endure when He took all of our sins upon Himself? Think about it, He took on the sins of the past, of His present, and of the future for all eternity. He did this, not in small doses, but in six small hours. He suffered man's hatred for man and it must have been horrible. No wonder He felt so forsaken. How could He not? But this is where His most merciful miracle comes into play.

As He joined hearts with His Heavenly Father in this unbearable pain He reached out to the thief who believed in His deity and then again to us as He said these words, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34) Thus He offered us with His shed blood, atonement and an open door for those who loved Him to live with Him in Heaven.

He opened the doorway and showed us the pathway home. He did what He came to do and with His dying breath He stated, "It is finished." (John 19:30)

Still, there were some who didn't entirely believe so He gave them further proof by showing His magnificent power when He arose from death like He said He'd do. (John 14:3). What more proof do you need? If God can move mountains; part the sea so His people could walk across dry land to safety; and conquer death, think of what He could do for your life. Find peace, give your life to Him. He still offers forgiveness.