THE CROSS OF LOVE

“And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.  And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

John 19:17-19 KJV

There were three crosses but only one was a Cross of Love and it was the cross they nailed Jesus to as He hung there with the blood flowing down His body as the tears flowed down His heart.  John W. Peterson wrote an inspiring and heart touching cantata about our precious Saviour “No Greater Love”.

Yes, there was no greater love and there will never be no greater love than the unconditional love Jesus has for you and for me.  Think about it.  Jesus allowed them to beat Him beyond recognition, spit on Him, curse Him, mock Him and He didn’t try to defend Himself yet He had never done anything wrong.

Why did Jesus stay on the cross when He could have come down because all the nails in the world couldn’t have kept Him on the cross had He chosen to come down?  He stayed on the cross because He loves you and He loves me unconditionally and He will always love us no matter what we do.

Please join me in praising our precious Saviour.  All hail, King Jesus!  Worthy is the Lamb of God!  He is the “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!”  What fills my heart with happiness is to know one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11).

Joanne Lowe

May 11, 2018