Lent Day 45 (Holy Week) - It is Finished: Let me share the sequence of time from when Jesus was arrested. There was a religious trial before Annas and before Caiaphas, Peter denying Jesus, the condemnation by the Sanhedrin, the death of Judas, the civil trial before Pilate, the trial before Herod, who then sent him back to Pilate, the mockery, then Jesus was beaten, He was led away to be crucified, then He went in the procession to Golgotha and the crucifixion. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). Here they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.” Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” John 19:16-22 I love Easter as it underpins all that I stand for. I fully understand how things can turn. The same crowd that shouted a few days ago Hosanna in the highest, shout today - Crucify him. Why? What crime has he committed? asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, Crucify Him! Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, & handed Him over to be crucified. Even the law today will imprison individuals who commit a crime by being apart of the crowd. Individuality will bring great results: One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Arent you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Dont you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:39-43 It is finished, the battle is over, the victory has been won,” are words from a well-known song written by Bill Gaither, It Is Finished. The disciples on that Friday thought their relationship with Jesus Christ was over. But, the disciples ministry was just about to begin in an even more powerful way. God was going to show His power over death. God was going to reveal that Jesus Christ had defeated death and Satan. MAY YOU BELIEVE THIS FOR YOUR SITUATIONS........ https://youtube/watch?v=GpsjgdLRf7E
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:23:37 +0000