Tonight's Question: Why did I choose Jesus?
Answer: 1) He FIRST CHOSE ME!
Example: Grab a book, or HEAVY object that fits in the palm of one hand. Place both hands out in front of you. On the right hand... you hold the book or HEAVY (object).
The HEAVY object represents all of the dishonor, filth, sin, lies, dirt and mistakes we've ever done as humanity.
The right hand represents me and you.
Then...that beautiful left hand... "SPIRIT FINGERS," just as free and beautiful and clean as it can be. :) It represents Jesus. Free from sin, Love, Glory, Grace, All that is Good.
As you hold the object in your right hand, realize that it represents both you and I in this world...We at one point were separated from God by sin.
Isaiah 59:2 New International Version
2 But your iniquities have separated
you from your God;
your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not
hear.
The dirt we do. The lies we tell. The lust we indulge in. The murders we commit. The sin we submit to daily... that is you and I. SLAVES TO OUR SIN. For the wages of sin... equal DEATH.
But...Thank God for sending Jesus Christ to STAND IN OUR PLACE. Thank God for Jesus owning up to his calling and choosing to TAKE OUR PLACE. Choosing to choose Me!...of all people! Choosing to choose YOU. Thank God Jesus came and walked HUMBLY yet BOLDLY on this earth over 2,000 years ago just as we are Today. He felt what we feel. He faced the same temptations if not more. He grew tired. He got angry. He proved himself to the doubters and the haters. But oh how sweet the sound of victory! Oh how wonderful is a Warrior's Heart! The NAME above ALL names...Jesus.
Take that object and place it into the once Free & Clean Left Hand... as the shifting takes place that's God sending his ONE AND ONLY SON...JESUS CHRIST TO DIE FOR OUR SINS. #DEEP!
Look back at your right hand... THERE WE ARE! SMILE! There I am...there YOU are! #SELFIE!
WE ARE FREE! WE ARE ALIVE! WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST THAT THE WORLD AS TO OFFER! WE ARE REDEEMED. Jesus PAID IT ALL! He stood in our place, took on that rugged cross and died a horrific death so that we would have the amazing opportunity to choose to have a RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM AND HIS FATHER!
So, why did I choose Jesus...because he first chose me. He FIRST chose me. HE FIRST CHOSE me!
HE FIRST CHOSE ME! ME! Of all people...flaws and all...Jesus died for me. Died for you. Died for us all, so that we may have an opportunity at eternal life...my my my.
John 3:16 New International Version
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Question: When the dust settles...and time is no longer on your side...where will your soul rest?
Are you going to Heaven?
Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savoir?
Any doubt or hesitation? If so... say this prayer...
Salvation Prayer
Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I
acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life
that I have lived; I need your forgiveness.
I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His
precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now
willing to turn from my sin.
You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess the
Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we
shall be saved.
Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I
believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus
Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am
saved.
Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from
my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather
it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I
may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself.
Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.
Amen.
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