Good Friday...

Wrote this to a friend today... :)

Jesus was tortured and crucified and died on the cross so that our sins could be forgiven. That was his purpose for being here. To experience sin and pay the price so that we don't have to. Today is Good Friday. The day it all went down. If you have not seen the Passion of the Christ, today would be a good day to go rent and watch it. Extremely difficult to sit through, but necessary to understand the magnitude of the sacrifice that He made for YOU.

When he rose from the grave He conquered death, for that reason we can have eternal life. We can know FOR SURE what can happen to us after we die. BUT this gift of forgiveness and eternal life can only be yours if you willingly accept it. God requires an individual response from each of us.

John 3:16 tells us "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son so that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life." Think about that for a moment. He only had one son and he gave him up for US because he loves us So Much and He wants to bless our life and make it full and complete. He wants us to have a life that goes on forever with Him, even after we experience physical death. Thats Huge.

You have a choice. There are only two to pick from. A life with the Lord, or a life separated from him. Salvation is a free gift. God is offering you something that you could NEVER provide for yourself ... forgiveness of sin and eternal life. None of us deserve it... you don't, I certainly don't, yet he gives it to us freely. All we have to do is TRULY believe with all our hearts that Jesus died for us.... and He did... today... all those years ago.