March 2024 – Uplifting Christ (2024)

And you know thatJesuscame to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong tothe devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But theSon of Godcame to destroy the works of the devil.

(1 John3:5, 8NLT)

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.

The Spirit of theLordis upon me, for he has anointed me to bringGood Newsto the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free and that the time of theLord’sfavor has come. ” (Luke 4:18, 19 NLT)

Jesus brought Good news to the poor, healing to the sick, hope to the hopeless, and faith to the faithless. He delivered those who were possessed by demons. He raised the death. And He gave us Power over all the powers of the enemy. Jesus came to die on the cross to set us free from the bondage of the devil.

Satanhas no power over you again becauseGodhas bought you at a Price. You are saved, healed, empowered, equipped, and have been elevated in Jesus’ Name.

For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

(John 3:16, NLT)

In order to draw man to Himself, God gave Jesus Christ. He was the Big Sacrifice to redeem us and to set us apart.

Jesus did not look at His status but gave up all. With such humility, God elevated Him to the Highest place of Authority.

You should think about things in the same way that Christ Jesus thought: Christ had the same nature as God. He was completely equal with God.
But he did not try to keep hold of that. Instead, he chose to leave heaven.
He took for himself the nature of a slave. He became like a human.
And when he lived as a man, he made himself even less important.
He obeyed God completely, so that he died. He even died on a cross!
Because of that, God then raised Jesus Christ to the most important place.
God gave him the name that is greater than every other name. As a result, when people hear Jesus’ name, they must worship him. Everyone will have to go down on their knees in front of him.
That includes everything that is in heaven,
everything on the earth and everything under the earth. Everyone will have to agree that Jesus Christ is Lord. When they say that aloud, they will show that God the Father is very great

(Philippians 2:5-11, EASY)

Jesus knew the Cost yet He was determined to Carry the Cross so that you and I can sing Amazing Grace. He looked into the future with Love and Joy as he took one step ahead of the other into His death. He saw You and I spending eternity with Him. He loved us enough to go through the humiliation, pain, rejection, etc.

Today, we talk about Jesus being the big sacrifice but let me ask you, what sacrifice have you made for this Jesus? How are you living your life?

As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.

(Hebrews 12: 2, EASY)

Your Sacrifice is your symbol of Humility and God will exalt you for whatever you (have) give(n) up for Him.

My Christian friends, God has been very kind to us. Because of that, I really want you to serve God with your whole life. Offer your bodies to him like a sacrifice that continues to live. Serve him with everything that you have and that will please him. That is the true way to worship God

(Romans 12:1, EASY)

Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?

(Romans 8:32, NLT)

God made all things possible with Jesus Christ. He gave you His Best when you least deserved. The scripture says that God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8. You did not ask for it but He did it anyway.

Now you are His son/daughter and the issue of sin has been dealt with. As you stand before His throne, He welcomes and adores you because He gave His only Son to set you free from the bondage of Satan. He smiles and waits for you to ask for all you need to be fruitful.
A lot of times we spend hours murmuring about trivial things when He expects us to look at the broader picture of Life and the richness of His glory. Look at it this way; someone led you to Elon Musk and all you could talk about was how you think or feel life has not been fair to you. You could spend hours talking about the pains, unfair treatments, disappointments, etc. But does he care about that? Until you make your request(s), he may not know what you want from him and that would be a missed opportunity.

With God, unlike Elon who may have to guess what you wanted, He knows what you want but He wants you to solely trust Him and follow His principle; Ask and it shall be given. He is ready when you are ready. And there could not have been a better time to ASK than Easter when we remember His generosity towards mankind. Be encouraged to make the bold request and watch what He does in Jesus’ Name. God Bless You and Happy Easter.