Today I want to talk about “What” ,,,, What killed Jesus ???

It is pretty much historical fact,,, Who killed him ,,,, Sadducees and Pharisees condemned him and the Romans executed him on the Cross !!

But what actually caused his death,,,, The Son of God ???

I believe there was two major things that happen while he hung on that Cross !! First,, he was completely separated from God the Father and second,, he had all the Sins of the world laid against him, as he was the one final sacrifice, through his blood, to the Father to rectify mankind back to the God !!!

We have to clarify one thing from the start,,, Jesus was Sin free,,, he just took on himself, all the Sin of the world, past, present and future so that mankind could be rectified back to the Father though this one final sacrifice !!!

John 3:17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

So what had to happen while he was nailed to that Cross in order to rectify with the Father God ???

Well first,,, Jesus had to be completely isolated/abandoned from/by the Father,,, as God will not allow sin around him in his Holiness !!!

Second,,, at that point of utter abandonment and left completely alone by the Father,,, all the Sins of the world,,, past, present and future were laid on him !!! It is unimaginable to any living person the magnitude of this pouring out of Sin and Evil that he endured for us !!!

John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Then,,, on the 3rd day God raised him from the Dead and placed him at his right hand in heaven,,, having conquered the last power the Devil had over us (Death) !!!

So applying this to us ,,,, We are still living under the threat of Death from Sin and Separation from God !!

The only path to saving ourselves from this eternal Death is by accepting Jesus as our personal Savior and admitting that we are sinners and ask forgiveness !! Instantly Jesus will forgive us our sins and set us free to experience his peace and protection against the evils that surround us each day !!! We are now rectified back to God for eternity !!!

Do not let yourself be deceived by any other teaching in this world,,, Jesus is the only way back to the Father !!!

John 14:6  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

May God Bless All Your Days !!!

So what is “I,,,ism” ???

That is what I call self-centered, self promoting, self praising selfishness !!!

We all have seen it in people,, maybe, even in ourselves,, I know I have went through periods of “I,ism” in my life,,, I can do this, I can do that, I don’t need anyone, I am the best,,, look at me ????

I had a person explain it perfectly years ago !!!

Envision a circle in your mind and in the center of that circle is,,, you ,,,, everything surrounding you in that circle is the world and you are the center of attention !!!

For the most part,,, I,ism is running rampant today in the world !! Everyone is focused on what is important to them without any regard for others out of their circle !!

I ran across a prime example this week of a well known person that thinks his (I,ism) opinion is worth listening too and should be valued !!!

Bill Maher !!! “I scold the Left when they say [pro-lifers] hate women… they don’t hate women… they think [abortion] is murder, and it kind of is. I’m just okay with that. I am. I mean, there’s 8 billion people in the world. I’m sorry, we won’t miss you… Is that not your position if you’re pro-choice?”

Is this a perfect example of I,ism or what ??? I,I,I,I and I ??? However, he did sum up the pro-choice position in a nutshell !!

Now let’s look at the alternative to I,ism,,,,,,, its You,ism !!

Jesus Christ is the perfect example of You,ism,,, i.e. ,,, You are in the center of his circle !!! Everything he taught, lived and endured while on earth in human form,,, was for you !!!

His sacrifice on the cross to take on all sin,,,,, was for “You”. It gave you a second, third or hundredth chance to admit your sin and ask him for forgiveness and have him wipe your sin slate clean and take you to heaven to spend eternity with him !!!

Don’t be an I,ism,,,, turn to Jesus, believe in him and ask forgiveness of your sins and recieve his salvation and become,,, empowered by him,,, to have everyone else as the center of your circle !!!!

May God Bless Your Day !!!

Hello,,, well I am back after the holidays and 2024 kick-off !! Hope everyone is settled into the new year and moving forward into your new adventure !!!!

Today I have some thoughts on the,,, in my view,,, 5 things that are essential for living and having a wonderful life,,,, 3 are required just to be around for the long term,,,, 1 is not quite as critical and 1 is critical for your long term existence !!! So here I go !!!

The top 3 things that we require to maintain physical living is ,,, Air,,, Water,,, and Food,,, pretty much a no brainer !!!

The basic rule of thumb for these, relating to probably 98% of the population, is the rule of 3’s !!

Air,, 3 to 5 minutes,,, if you go much longer then 3 minutes without Air (Oxygen) things are going to get critical to stay alive fairly quickly !!

Water,,, you have a bit longer, but about 3 days without water and things can become life threatening,, quickly !!!

Food,,, Well we can go without food for about 3 weeks to a month before bodily shutdow will begin, in most cases !!!

Now these are all norms and some may be able to go longer or shorter depending on the person and health, but these are a basic guide line based on ,,, no air,,, no water,,, and no food !!!

The 4th essensial thing that we need to be comfortably alive is shelter !! It doesn’t matter if the environment surrounding us is hot or cold,,, we need a place to get out of the elements to maintain our healthy existence !!! You can argue this, but no shelter will slowly start to have non-beneficial effects on our life if not resolved !!!

So there you have it,,, Air, Water, Food and Shelter !!!

So what is the 5th essential thing for life and more importantly,,, life after our physical life ??? And yes our Soul/Spirit will live on after our physical body returns to dust !!!

In my mind and belief ,,, the 5th Essential requirement for a fulfilling and fruitful life and after-life,,, is Jesus Christ !!!

If you open your heart to him and believe, accept and ask him into you life,, he will forgive your sins and fill you with unfathomable peace in a world of chaos and provide true hope in a hopeless world !!!

Looking around at the world today,,, I am pretty sure that the most of us desire,, peace,,, hope and forgiveness that we have not been able to find by ourselves !!!

Remember I said that our Soul/Spirit lives on after the body dies off ??? So where do they live on??? Well there are two places that they are destined to reside for externity ,,,, one is darkness and suffering and separation from their Creator,,, the other is light and happiness and love with their Creator !!!

It is decribed as two doors (gates),,, one is always open and the other is locked unless you have the key!!! The always open door is entrance to Hell and the locked door is entrance to Heaven !!! The key to the locked door is Jesus Christ,,, if you accept him during your physical earthly stay you will have the key to enter the locked door (gate),,, If, on the other hand, you do not accept him during your earthy stay,,, you will not have the key and be destined for the open door (gate) !!! One note,,, you have to decide while you are physically alive before your physical body passes away,,, after that, your fate is sealed for eternity ,,, no ifs,,, no ands,,, no buts !!!!

Matthew 7:13 “Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel it.”

If you have already made the decision for Jesus,,, then you already have the key to Heaven and don’t have to worry about where you will be after physical death,,, If you haven’t or refuse to make a decision,, then the the default after physical death for your Soul/Spirit is the wide gate,,, Hell !!!

I will pray that if you have not accepted Jesus (the key to Heaven) ,,, you will before it is too late !!!! None of us know about tomorrow or even a few hours from now !!!

God Bless Your Day !!!!!

Hello

The other day, during a Thunder and Lightning storm, that was passing over,,, I starting thinking/remembering about the window rattling Thunder and Lightning storms from when I was growing up on a small farm !!! Where I lived was in a valley with pretty big mountains all around us, so we recieved some pretty good storms,,, with Great Flashes of Lightning and Thunderous Thunder that followed !! I always loved those storms !!! I would see the flash of lightning and then count to see how long before I heard the thunder !! What little boy fun, not thinking to much about the forest fires or flooding that usually accompanied the storms !!!

It was many years later that I actually started to understand the “why” between the flash and the sound of the Thunder,,, it’s all in the speed of each !!

Lets look at the speed of light ??

Light travels at  299,792,458 metres per second (approximately 300,000 kilometres per second; 186,000 miles per second; 671 million miles per hour)

Now that is fast,,,, but can we even imagine how fast that is,,,, well, think about saying the word “one” ??? In the time,,, one second,,, that it takes you to say the word “one” ,,, anything traveling at the speed of light will have rounded the earth,,,, ready ,,,,,,, 7.5 times !!! That’s Fast !!!!!!!

So now,,,, what about the opposite of light ,,,,, darkness !!!

Darkness is the lack of light,,, light overcomes darkness but darkness does not overcome light !!

So what is the speed of darkness ?? Well remembering the lighting flash,,,, the instant it was over,,, darkness instantly returned. The reason ,,,, Darkness is always present !!! So if no light ,,, you return, instantly, to total darkness !!!

There are two types of light and darkness??? You have physical light and spiritual light as well as physical darkness and spiritual darkness !!!

Physical light can come from any number of physical sources,,, Sun, Moon, street lights, house lights, flashlights, or anything that lights up the darkness !!!

Physical darkness is simply the lack of physical light !!!

Spiritual Darkness is the lack of Spiritual Light !!

Spiritual Darkness is always present and can only be conquered by the only source of Spiritual Light ,,, that would be Jesus Christ,,, The Spiritual Light of the World!!!

John 8:12 AMP
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

“Light of life” ,, without Jesus,, there is no spiritual light,, so no matter how bright the physical light is around you ,,, your Soul is in spiritual total darkness !!!

Can you see in total darkness??? The short answer,,, NO !!!

So your Soul is wondering around in total darkness latching onto anything it finds in the darkness looking for guidance and direction,,, the sad story is ,, anything it finds in this spiritual darkness only leads to deeper darkness !!! WE can easily see that just by looking around at all the misguided responses and beliefs to the world around people in darkness !!!

The light from Jesus is the only way out of darkness for your Soul !!

Seek and Accept Jesus into you life and free your Soul to soar in the wonderful spiritual light of heaven and be engulfed in his eternal light forever,,, or ,,,,, continue along in complete spiritual darkness until it is too late to redeam yourself !!!

God Bless your Day !!!