Jesus is nailed on the cross
We have been feeding a beast called “disbelief” within us and this is not a story started yesterday and ended today, but it started from the very beginning of the creation itself.
Adam and eve did it by eating the fruit of forbidden tree, here the thing was not just about eating the fruit but it was about believing and following, which we all know that they didn’t do and hence consequences were there … they have been thrown out from the presence of God himself.
Though there are uncountable examples but one example of feeding this beast is worth mentioning and the second example we can see when we see God lead his people form Egypt to the Promised Land. The journey that could have been finished in just 11 days took 40 years, it’s because of the animal we have within us called “disbelief”. This doesn’t mean God left us, God can’t stop being God and that’s why he gave them water even by splitting the rock and providing them water, with the angels food called manna to them in the middle of the desert along with the meat of birds, more then enough to them. But they too couldn’t stop being human and they grumbled against him again and again asking for more even though when the food was in their mouths. -Psalms 78
And the consequence for them for their disbelief was that this grumbling generation died before they could enter the Promised Land.
Third example changed the whole definition of love, which is coming of Christ. Still in our disbelief we hanged the one who came to save us, the one who said “not my but yours will be done”, the one who called us His brothers and sisters … the one who is the Son of God. His coming was an assurance that God loves us and wants us to get us back by believing on his Son and following him.
In continuation to this story if we place ourselves also, we can see how perfect followers we are of our ancestors, just perfect because we didn’t learn from their mistakes. And if we see our life’s today we too are the same who keep on feeding the same beast “disbelief” within us.
In this show off today world we just believe in names, in marketing terms its said “brands”. We daily see different ads like SRK and aiswarya appealing us to buy skin whitening cream, a model selling cream biscuits full of protein and vitamins, world’s cheapest car “Nano”, mobile with latest features or movie heroines promoting hair oil and so on. It’s a pity on us that we so easily believe in these materialistic things and that too we are loyal buyers but shame on us that we don’t believe in salvation through His son Jesus.
Every season company’s change their brand ambassadors and fully utilize media of all sorts whether say it magazines, Internet, newspapers etc to reach us at any expense and that too we have been charged for using them. And very cheerfully we pay the cost they have incurred in other words we pay the hidden cost.
In contrary, Almighty God the one who loved us so much that he send His only Son for us, to interact face to face, its not even word of mouth, no show off, no hidden cost for us to pay because He himself paid in full for us for our sins, just one ambassador “Jesus” who was, is now and who will come again. Stern heart people have rejected Him 2000 years ago by hanging Him once on cross but our actions full of disbelief and lack of heart to follow Him, nail Him daily. Whenever we sin we cause Him pain and make Him suffer and its more them physical hurt we hurt Him form inside.
Lets take time to understand the meaning of him being nailed on the cross and think once again why he choose to die so painfully, for whom did he give up his life???
Is it not we, why He choose so painful death, so that we may live with a wider aspect of life that is with repentance, love, forgiveness and living in hope of eternal life.
Aren't we the guilty one, for whom He died so mercilessly so that we may live being his disciples to reflect His sacrifice.
Lets prepare and submit ourselves, our hearts, lets go to him with sincere heart to know Him and understand His love for us.
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