Happy Easter!!! Let us Take up our crosses!!!

Sorry, I  have been so absent from this blog. But I want to talky about Easter today and how this story is so profound and amazing. How Christ died for you? He gave his life. I am sure most of you have heard the story of Christ's death, Burial and Resurrection.  If you haven't here are the links to previous posts with the story. http://lorrayya.blogspot.com/search?q=good+fridayhttp://lorrayya.blogspot.com/search?q=Easter
God gave up his life for us. He thinks we are so valuable it is worth it for him to die. 

1 John 4:19New International Version (NIV)

19 We love because he first loved us.

He loved us when we hated him. When we were deep in our sins. This profound. He showed the greatest love. Love greater than anyone could show.  He gave his life. Most people would not give their life for a good person. Let alone people who hat them. God gave up his life when we were enemies of him. He displayed the ultimate sacrifice.

John 15:13New International Version (NIV)

13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

God did this for us. For me for you and every other person in this world. This is profound. This make me filled with awe and love for Jesus who did this for me. Since God gave his life up for us, how much more should we be willign give ours for him. To serve him. To show Jesus in everything we do. So if we want to show him we must pick up our crosses and follow him. 

Luke 9:23New International Version (NIV)

23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

If you want to follow Christ. We must take up our crosses and follow him. Taking up our cross means putting others first. It means showing the fruits of spirit 

Galatians 5:22-23New International Version (NIV)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

If we show these or try to show these. We are taking up our crosses and following him. It won't always be easy but God's sacrifice was not easy.

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS!!

If you have any questions about salvation please comment.

Thanks For Reading!!!