Sacrafice and pleasure
Robert MORTON
The Life of Jesus; read today: Darkness from 6th to 9th hour; Matthew
27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44-45
BWE: Matthew 27:45. About midday, the whole land became dark and
stayed dark for three hours.
There was darkness. The light of the sun was made of no affect because
the light of the Son was being extinguished. It was a sacrifice so I
could gain heaven.
This causes me to think about my sacrifices. My sacrifices are made
so that someone else can receive happiness. If there is not enough
money and the kids want to go out to eat, I will take a smaller
portion so that they can enjoy the time. When my daughter was little
she used to love to play Uno, a game I did not care for. Because of my
love for her, I would sacrifice my time so that she could be happy.
What happiness could be gained from Jesus sacrifice I wondered. God
was not pleases with putting sin on His Son. The followers of Jesus
were not happy at all that He was dying on the cross.
The happiness came from what has happened. All men can now enter into
salvation and relationship with the Father. If that sacrifice had not
been made, we would all be dammed to hell. I am thankful that the
sacrifice was made.
Read for next time: "Eloi, Eloi, Lamma, Sabachthani"; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34
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