The man with the cross smiled, and asked him again if he
truly believed. There was no quick response, but some moment of silence at
first before the “pastor” answered. The movie, throughout its different scenes,
really touched me and made me think. Jesus, who is God our Saviour, came to
earth as a human being, a man as we are; flesh. He was on earth for thirty three
years and He was crucified for our sins. John 3:16 says the following; “For God
so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This woke me up to
something I needed to say to you all today. Jesus Christ took upon Himself the
full brunt of the sin in this world and died on the cross for us. He descended
to where after His death? It does not tell us directly, but He descended into
hell for us, carrying our sins upon Himself. But being the mighty Saviour God
who He is, He rose from the dead and was later lifted up into heaven. Can you
see the picture? Let me expand more on this.
He was the first born of the dead, according to scriptures
and studies I have done. But you are thinking of those Jesus miraculously
healed from death and made them whole and alive before His crucifixion. Yes, He
did perform such acts, all to His glory, but they were not living within the
new covenant He set out for us. We were saved because of God’s grace and mercy
for us. He was the first born from the dead “of sin” and because He is God, He
was the victor over Satan and sin, for He was sinless as God on earth amongst
us. Everyone else was raised from the dead as miracles to the glory of our God.
Jesus was the One who overcame the burden of our world’s sin and rose from the
death in hell on the third day. This brings me back to the question of the
title of this post/article. I realised that I truly believed in the cross of
Christ Jesus my God and Saviour. Where do you stand in life today? Are you just
another Christian, or do you believe?
Let’s pray! “Father, today I come before You and I confess
that I have lived a life of sin and falsehood before You. I confess that I’m a
sinner and today ask Your forgiveness of my sin. Today I want to become new and
a true Believer in that Jesus Christ died foe me on the cross and was risen
from the dead on the third day. I repent from my past life and today I confess
that I’m renewed in Christ Jesus. I now am a believer and I want You to lead me
through Your Holy Spirit in me on this new journey of my life into the future.
Today I believe and will always be Your follower and a new creation as You
start changing my life. This I openly pray from the depths of my heart, in the
mighty name of Jesus Christ, who is my Lord God and Saviour, Amen.” Enjoy your new journey ahead. I ask you once
more…
Do You Believe? I did and still do. If you need counselling
or want to know more about Jesus Christ and this free gift of salvation, please
feel free to contact me via my email as follows – nelson.canha@gmail.com … May the Lord
keep you, may His face shine upon you and may you be blessed forever. Amen!
Thank you for your words, they really touched my soul, God's faithfulness to us is impressive, just as
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