THE MAN OF LOVE                     

Jesus didn’t have to die on that cross. He said "All power is given unto me in Heaven and on earth." He was the son of God, and all the powers of the universe were at his disposal, at his command. He told his captors "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Do you think I cannot call on my Father and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" He could have called on all the forces of heaven to slaughter his enemies, conquer Rome and take over the world and force all men to fall down and worship him there and then! But he chose to lay down His Life for you and me because he loves us.

The King of Kings, the Lord of the Universe, God in the flesh, allowed himself to be captured, falsely accused, tried and condemned, whipped, stripped and nailed to a cross because he loves you and me!

All of us have at times done wrong and been unloving and unkind to others. The worse thing about our sins is that they separate us from God, who is sinless and perfect. So God sacrificed his Own Son, Jesus who willingly took our sins upon Himself, taking the punishment we deserve and being separated from His Own Father, because he loves us.

If we will simply believe that Jesus died for us and accept His free gift of forgiveness for our sins, we will be pardoned and brought into fellowship with our Heavenly Father.

Three days after his lifeless body was buried, something happened that shocked His enemies and proved to all His followers that He really was the Son of God. He arose from the dead, the Victor over Death and Hell forever! Hallelujah!

At this Easter time let us remember this Man of Love and give back to Him our love and also share our love with others.