May The Lamb

"May the lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering!"

What is His reward?

You.

Me.

Why was His sacrifice so important? What was at stake?

Our eternal salvation.

Praise God He did not take lightly our state!

We plan big get togethers this weekend; cook big meals; buy new clothes; hide eggs for the kids and overload everyone with sugary treats. For what?

To celebrate His death and resurrection?

What does that mean to you?

If we fully comprehended what was done on our behalf that day, I'm sure baskets with plastic grass would not be seen. 

“For great is Thy mercy toward me: and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.” Psalms‬ ‭86:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

All of the programs depicting His sacrifice may move us momentarily; would that we would see past the pageantry and drama and truly grasp what was accomplished!

Upon acceptance of His selfless act, and obedience to His Word we will not see eternal death and torment. He took our punishment for us; what we deserved and what He didn't! 

We are His reward. 

And we don't give it a second thought; it's our due!

Paris Redhead's "Ten Shekels And A Shirt",  impacted my perception of this "holiday."

Paris was complaining to God about an ungrateful people that loved their sin and didn't want to be saved, God asked him, "Do not I deserve the reward of My suffering?"

God said, "I did it, because I love them!"

He died for us, because He loves us.

We don't deserve His love.

Would that we would love Him!

Paris was given this realization and offered the following prayer at the end of his sermon. 

"Lord Jesus I'm going to obey You, and love You, and serve You and do what You want me to do, as long as I live, even if I go to hell at the end of the road, simply because You are worthy to be loved, obeyed and served and I'm not trying to make a deal with You!"

May we also comprehend with Whom we are dealing!

Father, thank You for giving Your Son, to pay my debt. I repent of all of the times I took for granted the immeasurable cost! Forgive me LORD for all of the times I thought less of You, and more highly of myself than I should. Forgive me LORD for not thinking of You! Please LORD, open my eyes, open my ears and give me a heart to perceive the great miracles You have performed. Change me so that I may walk worthy of Your Son's willing sacrifice. in Jesus' Holy and Precious Name - I humbly pray.

Even so - MARANATHA! 

From 4/14/17