#jesus died for us

[willows-at-the-well]

Jesus is and has always been the most hated, mocked and bullied person to ever walk the Earth. Yet, he remains the most loving, selfless and forgiving. 🥺😔

[ae-cha08]

Almighty God, your love knows no bounds, your pursuit is relentless, your justice is real, and your forgiveness is complete. Thank you for making me yours! In Christ, Amen. 🙏

[fountainoflife-blog]

[n3felibata]

I respect people for their beliefs, but non-Christians need to understand that they can't say they don't believe in Jesus

It's one thing to not believe He's the messiah, but historians- including atheistic ones- can come to a consensus that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure

[soonsweetheart]

I never brought it up, the day he died.

It felt too sensitive, too personal. Too cruel. But as he held me in his arms, giving me his perfect comfort, I wondered if it was okay.

I was still half asleep, curled up in a ball and tucked safely against his chest. I loved falling asleep this way, truly. It felt like home.

His fingers were laced in my hair as usual, running them through it like he was fascinated by it, something he himself had created.

Yet as the gentle feeling slowly awoke me from my dreams, the same thing caught my attention, the same thing I was too nervous to ask about.

His hands.

I took a deep breath in as the fogginess in my head began to dissipate, forcing me further into consciousness. But it was okay, because he was here.

I went to rub my eyes before peering up into his. His gaze was nearly too gentle to be true. But I believed in him. I yawned and searched for his hands until mine slid right into his, intertwining our fingers.

His calloused thumbs ran over my hands. It was so interesting remembering things about his life. He was a carpenter right? I wonder what sort of things he’d made back then.

But there was something else on my mind right now.

I almost didn’t have the courage to ask, considering who he was. But my thumbs trailed over the backs of his hands and I finally let my question be made known.

“Did it hurt?” I whispered, my thumbs brushing over the holes of his palms.

I waited for a second, or two, three, four. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked.

He let out a soft sigh, as if he’d known what was on my mind before I spoke, which he probably had.

“Terribly,” he finally whispered back.

I grimaced. Of course it hurt. It sounded like such a stupid question, but the reality was that wasn’t what I really wanted to know.

“So why did you do it?” I said softly, giving his hands a gentle squeeze.

He squeezed back as our eyes met, and he looked…calm.

“Because I love you, sweetheart.”

Was that really all? He died an excruciating death because he loved me? I loved people too, a lot. But I couldn’t even say for certainty if the people I loved most in the world, I’d be mocked, tortured, murdered for.

“I don’t understand.”

He just smiled and rested his chin on my head, “I’m not asking you to. It’s okay. There’s a lot of things I do that you won’t understand now…but you will eventually. All you have to do is trust me. And…know that I love you more than you can imagine.”

“I…okay…” I whispered, hiding back into his chest

“I love you too.”

[oasisr]

I'll write from the heart this time.

I know that if I don't live a biblical life, I will not find my true soul mate.

I just wish I had more friends to talk to and spend time with.

I've never been single this long. I know that I'm trying to turn away from sin, but it's hard. I think that sometimes there is a loneliness in finding your own way in life.

I wonder if Jesus ever felt lonely. Probably not, since he was able to fast and directly speak to God (his higher consciousness, leading him through his sinless life). I just don't know how Jesus did it. Temptation is everywhere in our lives.

Modernity is ridden with hedonism and hook-up culture. Many of us just want love.

But, we must learn that there is a duality in being alone. There is the positive connotation of being in solitude: finding yourself, learning the true nature of reality, connecting with God and the beautiful nature in this world he made for us.

God's creation is utterly beautiful and serene. Awe-inspiring is an understatement. Just look at the structure of trees and take in that healing green color.

Adversely, there is also the negative connotation of loneliness, in which a person refuses to learn the important life lessons while being alone for a long duration of time.

Maybe Christ was able to bask in the solitude he experienced. Fasting played a key role in his ability to have the elucidation in his mind, but his ability to keep a calm and peaceful temperament was really one of the things that stands out about him to me.

I wish to be more Christ-like. My best friend who passed away several years ago was the first Christian woman I had ever met who really embodied the beauty of having a Christ-like nature and temperament.

I always look up to her and hope to become like her as I grow up and mature more. But, also, I must be sure to love and appreciate the gift of life because it only lasts so long.

[golden-gospel-poet]

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[nando161mando]

[samantabrzozowska]

“Become paradise for your God, and you will 

be a paradise for all what exists on this planet.”

 ~ Sam

[yeslordmyking]

John 10:11 — Today's Verse for Friday, October 11, 2024

[generouspersonamano]

[tears-that-heal]

Happy Good Friday!!! 💔💘💝

[ae-cha08]

It is beyond comprehension the love that took You to the cross for me. Humbly I praise and thank You, my Savior and my Lord. 💙🙏

[fountainoflife-blog]

[miiyxi]

”You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.“

‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[kmac4him1st]

Family Prayer 16- Selflessness

Pray For Your Family Today To Have A Heart Like Jesus, To Walk In Selflessness Like He Did. 🙏

🙏Wholly-Holy Renew Our Families Lord Jesus Hosanna, Hosanna in the Highest! We praise You and thank you for our Family. We see and pray for a generation  of families to rise up and to take their place with selfless faith. We pray to see a near revival stirring in our families as we get heart to heart with Jesus and seek God’s way, truth and life. Jesus, our families are on our knees, Jesus King…