This love became His love and the fuel of His life. Jesus knew of His Father’s love for his creation – mankind. This love was so powerful that it was the motivation to empower Christ to do what He had to do. I suggest that Jesus had experienced this total, intimate, all consuming love with His Father. He had it all – but chose not to use it for His own needs. Yet – while in human form, He was still the Son of God and could perform miracles. This man was Jesus – a man who chose to experience life in EVERY way that you and I experience it. What would cause a man who possessed the power to change water into wine, to heal leprosy, to cast out demons with a word, and even to raise a dead man to life – to submit himself to the insults and pain of some egocentric people without a whimper? All He had to do was just say the word and thousands of angels would have suddenly appeared and struck everyone dead! Why? What took place next is a matter of history. He bowed his head in prayer, asking God to give him the strength for the day. He found himself holding his breath as he awaited the beginning of the day of days.Ī few moments later guards appeared at his door and began shouting insults at him. He could hear voices down the hall as men were awakening and rising to the day’s activities. Suddenly the glow of a candle faintly threw its glow across his room. It would be a shameful day, one filled with great pain and rejection – a day he did not deserve. The 33 year old single man had not slept all night as he wrestled with anguish in what he knew was about to take place when the sun came up. It was so quiet with only a dog barking in the distance. The night was still and dry, as only it can be on the desert. As Easter begins, let’s not forget that nothing speaks more clearly of God’s Love than the Cross! Jim gives some insight about how Christians should honor Christ’s sacrifice this Easter. What is the meaning of real love? How can we honor Jesus’ sacrifice for all of us at Easter? What is the meaning of God’s love for humanity? Dr.
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