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New Life
Sing all the Earth for He is Risen,
To All who Believe, a New Life is Given.
Love came down to Set us Free,
We live by Faith, and not what we see.
God came down clothed as a Man,
Humble and Loving, yet He's the Great 'I Am'.
He hung on a cross made from a Tree,
He gave His Life Freely, to Save you and me.
Jesus died to take away our sin,
A New Life for All who Believe in Him.
Thank You Jesus.
After Jesus was crucified, His body was placed in a tomb that was carved out of Rock. Soldiers were Positioned to ‘Guard’ the tomb so nobody could steal His body.
When the Women Disciples went to the tomb early in the morning, they found the tomb open.
The body of Jesus was Gone.
At that moment they would of had Many Questions running through their Minds:
~ Where is He ?
~ Is He Alive ?
~ Are the things He said Really True ?
~ Has He Risen ?
Then they saw a man who said to them: “You Seek Jesus” (Mark 16:6).
The Women were Scared, but they Didn’t ‘Run Away’. They knew that their Lord would ‘Never’ let them down, so they ‘Stood Firm’ in their ‘Faith’, and Overcame their ‘fear’.
Then the man gave the the ‘Glorious Good News’:
“He Is Risen”.
The ‘Joy of Jesus’ Filled their Hearts, and gave them a Surge of Energy. They Ran as Fast as they could to tell the Rest of the Disciples the ‘Glorious Good News’.
Many of them Believed and were ‘Filled’ with Excitement.
But some of them ‘Doubted’. They wanted ‘Proof & Evidence’, they wanted to ‘See’ before they would ‘Believe’.
But just because they ‘Doubted’, it Didn’t change the Truth.
The Truth is that Jesus ‘Did’ Rise from death. He Is Alive.
No matter how much ‘people’ Doubt & Question, it will Never change the Truth.
~ Truth is Truth ~
There are many people Today who Still ‘Doubt’ whether Jesus was Real. People ‘Question’ whether He was the ‘Son of God’. Many people ‘Demand’ Proof & Evidence before they will Believe in the ‘Power of Jesus’.
But just because they ‘Doubt & Question’, it will ‘NEVER’ change the Truth.
It simply means they are Not ‘Living In The Truth’. And that’s why Many people are Not Free.
Jesus said: “The Truth Will Set You Free” (John 8:32).
When the Disciples of Jesus ‘Did’ Believe, they were Filled with ‘Unlimited’ Joy, Power, Love, Courage and a Wonderful Peace.
They knew that the ‘Truth’ needed to be Revealed to the ‘world’.
So they ‘Did’ what Jesus Himself Guided them to Do.
“Go into All the world, and preach the Gospel to Every Creature” (Mark 16:15).
They knew and Believed the ‘Truth’.
No matter what Anybody else said about Jesus, they ‘Stood Firm’ in their ‘Faith in Jesus’.
Before Jesus was crucified, He had Guided His Disciples that ‘people’ Will try to ‘Deceive’ them and say ‘False’ things about Jesus, (Mark 13:21-23).
So they were ‘Prepared’ in Advance for the ‘Lies’ that people would say to try to Turn them ‘Away’ from Jesus.
~ The ‘Truth’ gave them Power.
~ Their ‘Belief’ gave them Strength.
Jesus Gives ‘You’ Power & Strength over ‘Lies & Deception’.
People Will try to Turn You ‘Away’ from Jesus, and they will use Anything and Anybody to do it.
But Jesus has ‘Prepared’ You in Advance.
~ He has Given You a ‘Shield of Faith’ to Stop the fiery darts of the devil. (Ephesians 6:16).
~ And a ‘Sword of the Spirit’, which is the ‘Word of God’, (Ephesians 6:17).
Lies & Deception have got ‘NO’ Power when You ‘Believe & Speak the Truth’.
The last Words that Jesus ‘Spoke’ to His Disciples are the Same Words that He ‘Speaks’ to You:
“I Am With You Always”. ( Matthew 28:20).
~ Truth is Truth ~
Jesus Is Alive.
And He Lives In ‘Your Heart’.
So if ‘Other People’ Doubt & Question whether ‘Jesus Is Real’ and ‘Where He Is’.
You and I can ‘Lovingly & Confidently’ say:
“He Lives In My Heart”.
And that ‘Truth’ Will ‘Set You Free’.
The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, has got many Wonderful Meanings.
One of those Meanings is Extremely Powerful, ~ Jesus Drew a Line. ~
He Drew a Line to Separate ‘Old Ways’ from ‘New Ways’.
His Life, Death & Resurrection was in effect Jesus saying, ‘What’s Past is Past, I Give You a New Beginning’.
Time itself is now measured by the Life of Jesus ~ BC (“Before Christ”) and AD (Annō Dominī, which translates to “In The Year of the Lord”).
The Testaments of God’s People are Defined by Jesus’ Life on Earth ~ ‘Old Testament’ and ‘New Testament’.
There is Immense Power in the ‘Line’ that Jesus Drew. It’s a Defining Moment in History.
When Jesus Died on the Cross, He took the Place of Sin ‘Once’ and ‘For All’.
When he said on the Cross “It Is Finished,” He was saying to me and to You, “I Wipe the Slate Clean”.
He Gave us a Fresh Start.
‘I am Eternally Grateful to Jesus for that’.
Jesus didn’t have to take the place of our Sins. He could have said ‘No’.
He knew what would happen to Him, and He knew the pain He would have to go through (instead of us).
The Pain of being Nailed to a Cross, Hung Up and left is Die, is bad enough in itself, but this was No Ordinary Crucifixion. Jesus was also taking on the ‘Unimaginable’ Suffering of Billions of Sins, all at the same time.
Jesus had to make the most ‘Difficult Decision’ that Any person has Ever had to make. Does He take the Pain to ‘Set People Free’, or does He take the ‘Easy Option’ and Walk Away.
Jesus made the ‘Decision’ to ‘Draw a Line’.
‘Past is Past’ ~ Your Sins Are Forgiven.
Jesus ‘Set You Free’.
“If the Son Sets You Free, You are Free Indeed”, (John 8:36 ).
You Are Free. But ‘YOU’ need to make the Choice to ‘Live In the Freedom of Jesus’.
Are You Willing to make the Decision to ‘Draw a Line’ in ‘Your Life’ ?
Are You Willing to Choose ‘Right Now’ that from ‘This Moment’, What’s ‘Past is Past’, and make a ‘Fresh Start’ ?
Old Ways of Living and Wrong Doings Are ‘Gone’, a ‘New Way’ of Living Starts Now ~ ‘The Way’.
Jesus is ‘The Way, The Truth and The Life’, (John 14:6).
Jesus Drew a Line ~ Will You ?
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Lent is a very Special time of year for many people. A Lot of people usually 'Give Something Up' for Lent, but many people don't even know why. They do it just because that's what people do. It's supposed to be as a Symbolic gesture to represent the 40 Days that Jesus spent in the Wilderness and was Tested by the devil. Some people put a Lot of Deep Meaning into this and for some it's a time when they Really Grow in their Faith, which is Great. If that's You then I Sincerely Hope this Lent will be a Truly Wonderful Experience with Jesus for You. If on the other hand you just Give Something Up but don't really Grow in Your Faith then you need to ask Why are you actually doing it then. Either way I Encourage You this Lent to 'Spend Quality Time With Jesus' in whatever way works Best for You. ~ Do Something Different This Lent ~ Ask God to Guide You with Something To Do throughout Lent that will Help You Personally to 'Form a Closer Relationship With Jesus'. I'm not going to suggest anything to Do because it Needs to Be Personal for You that can Only 'Come From God'. Ask and He Will Guide You. Then Simply 'Be Receptive' to Whatever God Guides You To Do. Don't look to Other People for Answers, 'Only God Gives True Wisdom'. I Encourage You to have a Positive Attitude towards this and view it as a Way to Experience a Wonderful Journey with Jesus. You will Discover Amazing Things. God Wants to Bless You. He Wants You to be Happy. Enjoy Your Wonderful Experience as You 'Journey with Jesus'.
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