ALL FOR LOVE

July 15, 2014

There is the story of a young soldier who had been condemned to death by Oliver Cromwell (English military and political leader). The young soldier was to be shot at the ringing of the curfew bell. When the fiancée heard this, she climbed the bell tower and tied herself to the clapper of the giant bell so that it would not ring. When the bell did not ring, soldiers went to investigate and found the girl battered and bleeding from being bashed against the sides of the giant bell. Cromwell was so impressed by her love for the young man that he pardoned him.

Because of love people do extraordinary things. In the popular movie – Titanic, a young man gave up his live for that of his woman. Because of love, God the Father sent His dearly loved Son to be treated cruelly. He watched Him being nailed to the cross in agony. It was not a sweet experience at all, because I knew how painful it was for me the day I mistakenly stepped on nails, not to now talk of someone that was intentionally nailed in both hands and feet. Honestly, you can only imagine, you can never feel how He felt.

The terror of the cross got so much that Jesus cried out. “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”  God forsook His son on the cross because of the love He has for you and I even before you and I came into being. Romans 5:8 & 10 says God has shown us how much he loves us in that Christ died for us when we were still sinners. A woman was caught in the middle of adultery but Christ pardoned her because of love.

Don’t allow the devil keep deceiving you that you are a cast away because you are a sinner – NO! As a matter of truth, because of the love of Christ for you and I, He released Himself to be crucified. No matter who you are, JESUS LOVES YOU.

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