JESUS' PASSION FOR US and link on What Actually Happened When Jesus Was Crucified.

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Jesus spent His last days with his twelve beloved disciples in the upper room where together, they would have the Passover meal before his death. He talked to them about how He would die and rise again. Judas was revealed as His betrayer when Jesus said that the person who dipped his bread with His would betray Him. He was sent away to fulfill scriptures which told of the Messiah being betrayed with 30 pieces of silver. True servitude was shown on how it was to be done by Jesus re the kingdom of God. Peter found out that he was going to deny the Savior thrice.
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Later, after the meal, Peter, James, John and the other seven disciples (all but Judas) would go with Jesus to the garden of Gethsemane to pray. He would be as the olive being pressed for oil, but it was His life that would be pressed out of Him. (Gethsemane means “oil press”.) While He was praying, even His closest disciples fell asleep so He was at that moment feeling alone. Jesus would soon be betrayed by Judas to the Romans because of the jealous religious leaders who wanted Him dead. Christ knew that He would physically suffer greatly and would be abandoned by his friends. Also, He would be taking all sins on Himself, from the beginning of the creation until the end of the world. Jesus was that spotless Lamb of God that was talked about since the fall of Adam and Eve and would be the final sacrifice. As he prayed, all these pressures weighed on Him enough that He started sweating out blood. What burdens He had to bear.
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That moment finally came that He would be taken away. A detachment of troops with weapons, officers (from the Chief Priests and Pharisees) and Judas came. Jesus was betrayed with a kiss from Judas. He was arrested, bound and taken to the Sanhedrin court for a trial with Annas and then Caiahpas the Jewish high priest which lasted throughout the night. They had false witnesses accuse Him of blasphemy but Jesus was without sin. Along with all the false accusations, our Redeemer was beaten and mocked. Finally He was sentenced to death by them.
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Early in the morning He was taken to Pontus Pilate by those who captured him. Pontus could find nothing to sentence Jesus with. Pilate sent Jesus to Herod who also found nothing against him. Back to Pilate He went. Pilate washed his hands and said, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person." "You see to it.” Pilate would only have had him whipped but because of the demands of the Jews, He was to be crucified. Along with this terrible scourging, Jesus was ridiculed by the soldiers and beaten some more. The Jews chose a terrible criminal to be freed instead of Him.
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To overcome the bondage of sin, He had to be crucified and die a horrific death. Satan was soon to find out that he was overcome by the blood of Jesus. (See an excellent description of His death according to a medical perspective, by clicking the title.) The scriptures only tell some of what Jesus suffered for us.
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Three days later, after being placed in a borrowed tomb, Jesus rose from the dead. He gave mankind a way to be delivered from the spiritual death that was bestowed upon us by the sins of Adam & Eve. He made a way for us to have victory over sin. THANK YOU JESUS!!!
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Below is a poem that God gave me re his crucifixion:
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JESUS' PASSION FOR US

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Celebration of Jesus resurrection is here!!!

His passion was sooo clear.

What He did for us makes me tear.

How He suffered without fear,

so that the good news we could hear.

His peoples leaders pulled His beard,

accused Him of sins in His ear.

He was mocked, spit on and a jeer,

by those men He loved dear.

Then Jesus was whipped most severe,

how He was treated, oh how queer.

All He did for us our great seer,

was come to earth to bring good cheer.

More He bled that day for those afar and near,

when soldiers pierced His brow that year.

That thorny crown placed on His head with a sneer,

made his face unrecognizable

 if He looked in a mirror.

A cumbersome cross

He was made to carry, what drear,

to a hill He could barely walk

and would like to veer.

Twas’ so weak, that He was helped

to carry this burden as the people did leer,

and heavily looked forward to nails in feet

and hands the soldiers would steer.

 His wounds externally and internally

to were not as would appear,

to be numbed from the pain so shear.

Until finally death ended his career,

and His ripped up side

was pierced with a spear.

How He suffered by His peer,

how can we not adhere.

We need to get in gear,

and find Jesus, not party and drink beer.

God truly showed His love to us

by delivering our sins arrear,

on that cross that we may to Him draw near.

By the anointing - Cherylg

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ROMANS 6:1-12
1) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2) Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
3) Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4) Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5) For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
6) knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
7) For he who has died has been freed from sin.
8) Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,
9) knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.
10) For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.
11) Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12) Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
13) And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
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ROMANS 8:35-39
35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36) As it is written: “ For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37) Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39) nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

ONE MAN'S STORY: Link to Midnight Reflections

. One day I checked out the above link and found this beautiful poem that was inspired by God to Jacqueline in the early hours of the morning. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Here it is: . By JSC June 23, 2008 .

Let me tell you a story that I promise is true;

it may seem familiar because it not very new.

It’s about a man beaten by this world’s awful games,

once proud and strong now full of sin and shame.

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The Devil had his fun; and started up a fight,

beating the man senseless, it was an awful sight.

He was left in a gutter to die, no use to anyone;

until that precious day when he met the risen Son.

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To that Hill called Calvary, this man just simply went;

to surrender his broken life, that seemed already spent.

Those burdens rolled off his back into the deep blue sea;

the chains and shackles were gone and he was set free.

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Then the Angels stopped and listened, with hearts so full of cheer.

Not a noise in heaven could be heard, as the music grew near.

A song broke forth that made the entire Heaven’s ring;

“Praise God, I’ve been redeemed,” the man began to sing.

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All at once the angels let out a victory shout.

They striked up the band, and danced all about;

'cause never will you hear any angel sing that song.

For only to the sinner saved by grace does it belong.

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Because Jesus paid a high price ever so long ago.

So He could take a blackened heart, make it white as snow,

then create a new man and give him a new start;

a new life, a clean soul and a joyful heart.

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But, the journey seem hard on the narrow way.

The man at first struggled and fell but, never would he stray.

He learned that the only way he could ever stand,

was on his knees and hold tight to Jesus’ mighty hand.

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When the dark night came and clouds hid the light,

the enemy came in; he felt he was loosing the fight.

Where did Jesus go? He use to be so near.

The man knew he shouldn’t be scared but oh how he feared.

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He felt he was walking through that Valley of Death,

wondering when he would draw his last and final breath.

This was to much to bear the burden was to great;

he knew he had to trust God but would this be his fate?

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Then silence fell, as the morning began to break;

the wounded soldier stirred then started to awake.

Where once he stood in that great battle’s heat,

he now stood with his enemies’ dead around his feet.

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The battle was too great, the night was oh so long;

but, there was only One who could ever be so strong,

To wipe out the enemies to make them all fall.

The One and Only, my All in All.

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In that great battle O’ how he had cried;

but, now his heart overflowed with joy inside.

On that battlefield where he barely had a chance,

now can be seen a man doing a grateful dance.

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For when you have the King of kings riding by your side,

you'll find the Greatest Warrior, being God your guide.

One thing's for sure and will always stay the same,

the enemy will always tremble at mention of His name,

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From mountaintops to valleys low, places he has gone,

from tragedies and miracles, yet the man journeyed on.

He did his duties faithful; he had a servant’s heart,

faithful in the little things he did his little part.

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So when death was coming to take this man away,

he hoped that he would hear Jesus simply say;

“Thou good and faithful servant, I must say well done.

You will rule with me and your life has just begun."

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So into the same arms that brought him out of sin,

those loving arms now welcome him in.

Once was a popper, now royalty, he's child of the King;

forever in heaven always to worship, praise and sing.

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But as I come to a close, this story now must end;

yet there is one last message that I promise I would send.

Remember this man, whos' life story I just shared.

Tell it to your family and friends for whom you care.

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Jesus is your Savior and your closest friend;

bread of Life, Almighty in whom you can depend,

the Alpha and Omega, Jehovah Lord of Hosts;

omnipresent Spirit, filling the universe we boast.

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Be faithful and true in all that you do

and no matter what, Jesus will never leave you.

Press towards the mark of heaven that’s above

and don’t forget to show neighborly love.

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So when death comes to take you away,

you will also hope to hear Jesus say,

“Thou good and faithful servant, I must say well done.

You will rule with me and your life has just begun.”

. ~It was Sunday night and the day had been awesome after 3 people received the gift of the Holy Ghost. It was after midnight , I was exhausted and I felt much peace. After listening to the song, Untitled Hymn by Chris Rice, I had thought it would be neat to put a short story behind the song, something that could be combined with the song. But the story poem took on a life of its own and the song soon forgotten. So I sat down at the computer to scribble it out. It was 5:30 that morning that I finally stopped, now to excited to sleep, I sat crying. It wasn’t my writing it was God’s work; I was just honored to get to type it out. ~

STREETS OF GOLD-Link to article talking about Solomons Riches

There was this super rich man that was about to die and didn't want to leave everything behind, so he prayed to God and asked if he could bring some of his riches. God said, "You can bring a small suitecase of some of your stuff." The rich man decided to fill his suitcase full of gold bricks and then went to be with the Lord. When he got to the pearly gates with his suitcase of gold bricks, he met with Peter. Peter said, "You can't take this suitcase in," then God told Peter that he was given permission. Peter asked the rich man, "What do you have in there?" The man said, "The suitcase is full of gold bricks." Peter said, "Why did you bring pavement?"

When Gods' people go to heaven, they will see that the streets are paved with PURE GOLD. That means that there will be no impurities. A friend of mine told me that gold that is totally purified is transparent, so when you read about the streets of heaven in Revelation 21:21; you will discover that those streets that you will be walking on are sooo pure that they will be as transparent as glass. Isn't that exciting!!! What's best about it is that JESUS WILL BE walking WITH us HOLDING our hand. I just can't wait! Right now he is adding to the kingdom of Heaven (which is already an awesome place) to be brought down to Earth that he can literally be in the midst of us. This place is called "New Jerusalem" and is going to be more than we can or will ever imagine for it's beauty. Also excited is Jesus, as he will be with man again, just like the garden of Eden. He will have restored the earth the way he intended it to be and will have added to what he began in the garden. When we see it, we WILL be awestruck.

There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come

NO more clouds in the sky,

no more tears to dim the eye.

All is peace forevermore on that happy golden shore,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

Chorus

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,

When I look upon His face,

The One who saved me by His grace;

When He takes me by the hand

And leads me through the Promised Land,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

There'll be no sorrow there,

no more burdens to bear,

No more sickness, no pain,

no more parting over there;

And forever I will be ,

with the one who died for me,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

Chorus

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,

When I look upon His face,

The One who saved me by His grace;

When He take me by the hand

And leads me throught the Promised Land,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

What a day, glorious day that will be!

Revelation 21

All Things Made New

1) Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.

2) Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3) And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God HIMSELF will be with them and be their God.

4) And God will wipe away EVERY tear from their eyes; there shall be NO more death, NOR sorrow, NOR crying. There shall be NO more pain, for the former things HAVE passed away."

5) Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make ALL things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

6) And He said to m, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will bive of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

7) He who OVERCOMES shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

8) But the cowardly, unbeliving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

The New Jerusalem

9) Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."

10) And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showd me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11) having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.

12) Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on the, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13) three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

14) Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15) And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

16) The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

17) Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

18) The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

19) The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

20) The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was PURE GOLD, like TRANSPARENT glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

22) But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

23) The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

24) And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

25) Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).

26) And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.

27) But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those tho are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.