Thought of the Day !!

At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a stick so he could drink. But the rest said, "Leave him alone. Let's see whether Elijah will come and save him." Then Jesus shouted out again, and he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead after Jesus' resurrection. They left the cemetery, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!"
Matthew 27:45-54 (NLT)

Matthew makes a very important observation here. He writes that Jesus gave up his own spirit. No one could do any of this to him unless he allowed it to happen. I believe He did this so that we would know that there was a way out. And that that way out is Jesus.

God wants us to know that we don't have to try to do it on our own. And He wants us to know how much He loves us. We see this in the sacrifice that He made.

There is no possibility for us to be perfect by the law. So God made it much simpler. All we have to do now is believe in Jesus and make him the Lord of our life. This means doing what he commanded us to do.

So why did he do it? Basically, He did it because He loves you and me.

In the love of Christ,
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