Bible Verse of the Day Thursday April 11th, 2024

 John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Jesus gave his life on the Cross of Calvary because he loved you and me and all people who have ever lived, living now, and will ever draw breath on God's green earth. Because of His great love and amazing grace, he gave his life so that we all might have life and have it more abundantly.

Giving his body and blood on the Old Rugged Cross to be pierced and hanged did not offer us salvation in and of itself alone. The crucifixion alone did not offer us hope. His innocence did not provide for our forgiveness. Any man could have experienced crucifixion on a Cross, and many people experienced crucifixion. His resurrection makes the crucifixion of Jesus, the Son of God, an offer of grace and atonement for sinfulness.

Jesus alone was the Son of God, and because God raised him from the grave, his death, burial, and resurrection were an offering for the sins of whosoever will call upon His name (Romans 10:13). He walked upright again on the earth for many days. Many people witnessed him walking and talking to many during that time. All others who experienced crucifixion remained in their graves. Even if they were innocent of any formal charges, they died, were buried, and remain in their tombs to this day. It is his resurrection from the power of death over the soul and that he was the chosen sacrificial 'Lamb of God' that makes his death on the cross of great importance to humanity's salvation.

Even if some of the others were innocent of the charges brought against them, they died and were placed in their final resting place and, to this very day, are still in their graves. It is his resurrection from the power of death over the soul and that he was the chosen sacrificial 'Lamb of God' that makes his death on the cross of great importance to humanity's salvation.

With no sorrow, crying would be a reaction Jesus could not understand. When humans feel grief and despair, perhaps even pain, we cry or shed tears of sorrow and pain. This concept is the opposite of tears of joy for a good, happy thing happening to us or a close friend. Perhaps Jesus wanted to feel the effects of sorrow in crying. In John 11, we see the story of the death of Lazareth. In verse 35, The Bible states that Jesus did cry; Jesus wept. Jesus loves me, you, and all people so much that he wanted to experience our crying feelings.