It's YOUR Fault!!

I am and forever will be amazed by our God. Our God is so incredible. He made everything and is Lord over everything. He has more power that we can even imagine. Think about Creation. He put the moon and stars in place at the beginning of time, and He places them in their spots each day. He made all the animals in the world and all the flowers and plants as well. He causes the wind and rain to come by speaking. That's power beyond what we humans can even comprehend. So why in the world did a God, with so much power and authority, subject Himself to such a horrible death on The Cross?

In Matthew 8 we see Jesus calming the wind and waves. Could He not have taken Himself off The Cross?

In John 9 Jesus heals a blind man. If He could heal someone from blindness then surely He could have healed the wounds of the nails after taking Himself off The Cross.

In John 11 Jesus brings a man back from the dead! What power!! But yet, He leaves Himself on The Cross! WHY?

Why would an all powerful God allow Himself to be beaten beyond recognition and suffer death through crucifixion? The answer:  Because of YOU! It's your fault!

John 3:16 tells us that "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."

God SO LOVED you that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for you. And, in doing so He paid YOUR penalty for the sins YOU have committed and will commit. It was for you. It was because He SO LOVED YOU!

This weekend I celebrate Easter with my family because I'm so thankful God SO LOVED me. I was going to hell without Jesus dying for my sins. There would have been no way I could have stood before God on my judgment day and told Him I deserved heaven based on my life's works. I'm so thankful for the free gift of salvation I find in Jesus.

What about you? Have you accepted God's free gift of salvation? Here's what the Bible tells us about salvation:

Romans 3:23  "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 5:8 "but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, 

Christ died for us."

Romans 10: 9-10 " because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved."

Romans 10:13 "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Please, call on Him today! HE SO LOVES YOU!

And just so we're clear on the complete story. Death could not keep Jesus. With all the Power and Authority in the World, Jesus rose to life on the 3rd day. HE IS ALIVE!  HE LIVES! DEATH WAS DEFEATED!

Jesus - I am and forever will be thankful for You. I pray that others hear Your true story this weekend and their lives are forever changed because of Your Truth. - In Your Precious, Powerful and Almighty Name ~ AMEN.

Services at Community Bible Church this weekend here in San Antonio, Texas:

• Friday 7pm
• Saturday 5pm
• Sunday 9am, 10am, 11am, and 1pm