Amazing Love How Can It Be That You My God Should Die For Me

I am filled with complete overwhelming joy of the love that Jesus displays for me daily. Yet as I reflect the life He led and the choice He made to save me I become speechless. So often we speak of the cross and we proclaim that a Savior died for our sins yet I am not sure we go to the great length of comprehending just what He did for us.

Last night I was blessed to sit down with 2 sisters and read through the crucifixion as well as watch a scene that can only act out the horrendous death that our Lord went through for you and for me. As I was reading through what took place and all that our Lord was going through the thing that stuck out to me the most was when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus said this:
"Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." Luke 22:42
Wow! I was blown away and speechless! Jesus knew what was ahead of Him. He knew the cup of suffering He was about to drink and yet the love He had for you and I caused Him to drink that cup of suffering. Jesus realized that you and I were found unrighteous in the sight of God. Jesus understood that if He didn't die and atone for our sins that we could never stand in the presence of God.

Amazing love how can it be that you my God should die for me...

Jesus made the choice that He loved us enough to die to His self that we might have eternal life.That my friends is the standard of perfection and we all know that none of us even on our best day can live to that standard. You and I are sinners, we in our flesh can not meet the standard of perfection no matter how hard we try. In our sin God loves us enough to offer a way that we can commune and be in His presence. Sweet friend would you take a moment today and thank the Lord that you are loved. Not just this feeling of love that we humans throw around but the agape love that left His perfect home and drank from a cup of suffering that we could not even comprehend. This is love! You are loved! Would you accept this free gift of love and salvation today. Would you go forth and share this great love that Jesus has not just for you and I but for the entire world as well.