SUNDAY CHOICE – What Does It Mean That Jesus Died For Me? – by Charles Schokman
Jesus died for you because He loves you: “the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
Jesus died for you so that He, in your place, would bear God’s anger on your sin: “Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood”, (Romans 3:24-25).
Jesus died for you so there would be no condemnation for you: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus… Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died”, (Romans 8:1,34).
Jesus died for you to forgive your sins: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins”, (Matthew 26:28).
Jesus died for you to reconcile you with God: “were reconciled to God by the death of his Son”, (Romans 5:10).
Jesus died for you so you would not need to be afraid of Satan and his demons anymore: “the record of debt… he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame”, (Colossians 2:15).
Jesus died for you to break the power of sin in your life: “the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age”, (Galatians 1:3-4).
Jesus died for you so you may freely enter into God’s presence in prayer” we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus”, (Hebrews 10:19).
Jesus died for you so that you would hate sin and rejoice in doing good: “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness”, (1 Peter 2:24).
Jesus died for you to guarantee you would always have faith and never again turn away from God: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many”, (Mark 14:24). “I will make with them an everlasting covenant… And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me”, (Jeremiah 32:40).
Jesus died for you to make sure you would be raised from the dead: “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his”, (Romans 6:5).
Jesus died for you to give you eternal life: “God… gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”, (John 3:16).
Jesus died for you to start you on your way to holiness now and to guarantee that in eternity you will be perfectly as God wants you to be: “For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified”, (Hebrews 10:14).
All these wonderful things that Jesus accomplished through his death are only for you if you have faith in Christ. So believe in Him and live!— By Marten Visser
This clip really touched my heart. Hope it does the same to you.
