Jesus was gripped with a deep love for His Father in heaven as well as for a future Bride that would be His perfect match and so, "for the joy set before Him, Jesus endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2)
Are you ready to boast? We are given permission to do so!
"Far be it from me to boast in anything except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others!" (Galatians 6:14, The Message Bible)
So we can boast in an exceptionally Good Friday that changed our eternal destinies. Because of Jesus' sacrificial death on our behalf...
* We're Loved! (John 3:16; Romans 5:7-8; Galatians 2:20)
* We're Forgiven! (Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 1:7)
* We're Justified! (Romans 3:24; 5:9) Justified means that we have been tried and found NOT GUILTY!! This happened because Jesus took the wrath of God (Galatians 3:13) and He cancelled the legal demands of the law against us (Colossians 2:13-14; Romans 7:4).
* We're Free! (Ephesians 1:7-8)
"Far be it from me to boast in anything except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others!" (Galatians 6:14, The Message Bible)
So we can boast in an exceptionally Good Friday that changed our eternal destinies. Because of Jesus' sacrificial death on our behalf...
* We're Loved! (John 3:16; Romans 5:7-8; Galatians 2:20)
* We're Forgiven! (Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 1:7)
* We're Justified! (Romans 3:24; 5:9) Justified means that we have been tried and found NOT GUILTY!! This happened because Jesus took the wrath of God (Galatians 3:13) and He cancelled the legal demands of the law against us (Colossians 2:13-14; Romans 7:4).
* We're Free! (Ephesians 1:7-8)
* We're Holy and Blameless! (Colossians 1:21-22; Jude 24)
* We're Perfect! (Hebrews 10:14)
* We're Healed! (Matthew 8:16-17)
* We Belong to God forever! (Romans 7:4; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
* We're in His Family! (Hebrews 2:11)
* We're Alive Forever With Jesus! (Romans 6:5; 15:55-57; John 11:25-26; 14:3)
Now that's a whole lot of boasting, and it's ALL because of a Savior who first loved us and who says to us, "You are worth it, and if I had it to do all over again, I would do it in a heartbeat!"
Take a moment right now to read at least one of the Bible passages mentioned above and pray through it thanking Jesus for what He willingly did for you.
And please join us this Saturday night (6 p.m.) as we worship our hearts out for this Lover of all lovers! He's SO worth it!!
* We're Perfect! (Hebrews 10:14)
* We're Healed! (Matthew 8:16-17)
* We Belong to God forever! (Romans 7:4; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
* We're in His Family! (Hebrews 2:11)
* We're Alive Forever With Jesus! (Romans 6:5; 15:55-57; John 11:25-26; 14:3)
Now that's a whole lot of boasting, and it's ALL because of a Savior who first loved us and who says to us, "You are worth it, and if I had it to do all over again, I would do it in a heartbeat!"
Take a moment right now to read at least one of the Bible passages mentioned above and pray through it thanking Jesus for what He willingly did for you.
And please join us this Saturday night (6 p.m.) as we worship our hearts out for this Lover of all lovers! He's SO worth it!!
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