IT REALLY HAPPENED

“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.  Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”

Luke 23:33,34 KJV

It really happened.  They really did hit Jesus.  Not only did they hit Him, they beat Him beyond recognition.  They spat on Him.  They mocked Him, ridiculed Him and rejected Him.  They treated Him like He was a criminal who needed to be killed.  They said He was a liar and then they crucified Him.

Rev. Ray Overholt wrote one of the most heart touching hymns I have ever heard “Ten Thousand Angels”.  Yes, Jesus could have called ten thousand angels to set Him free but He stayed on the cross because He loves us so much.  Jesus paid the debt for our sins that we could never have paid because we are sinners.

We read in the Bible.  “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God” (Hebrews 9:14).  Yes, Jesus had never sinned yet He willingly walked that long lonely road to Calvary for us.

It brings tears to my eyes to know that Jesus loves us so much that He stayed on the cross when He could have come down.  All the nails in the world couldn’t have kept Him on the cross if He had chosen to come down.  Do you know how much Jesus loves you?  He not only loves you, He loves you unconditionally.

May God help us to get out of our comfort zones and spread His unconditional love to everyone we see.   

Joanne Lowe

August 20, 2016