If you understand what Jesus’ death on the cross means for you, you will never accept suffering in your life again. If you believe in what He accomplished for you on the cross, you will reject every kind of curse, disease, guilt, failure, sadness and defeat.The Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul spoke about what the Lord Jesus achieved on the cross: “And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” (Col. 3:5)
Do you know what the devil’s worst fear was? That Jesus would go to the cross and die as a perfect and redeeming sacrifice. He tried to stop Him many times and in many ways, but he couldn’t. From the day the Lord Jesus was born until His last moments on the cross, Satan was trying to stop His sacrifice:
Why? What was Satan’s fear and why did He want Jesus to come down from the cross? Why did he try to use even the apostle Peter to block Jesus from going to the cross? (See Matthew 16.21-23)
Satan knew that if Jesus went through with His sacrifice, it would mean the end of his control over mankind. He knew he would be finished.
Now the question is: Are you benefiting from the blessings He conquered for you? If not, you should know that the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus does not automatically bring blessings to your life.
For you to receive His blessings, you need to show a faith with actions, and sacrificing your life for Him is the highest, purest manifestation of faith.
Remember: faith without works is dead.
People of faith don’t wait – they make things happen.
People of faith don’t stand still and watch Jesus pass by – they use their faith to get His attention.
People of faith are not content with a miserable life after seeing what happened on the cross.
If it cost Him so much, it’s because it was worth that much. Are you taking advantage of it?
Do you know what the devil’s worst fear was? That Jesus would go to the cross and die as a perfect and redeeming sacrifice. He tried to stop Him many times and in many ways, but he couldn’t. From the day the Lord Jesus was born until His last moments on the cross, Satan was trying to stop His sacrifice:
Why? What was Satan’s fear and why did He want Jesus to come down from the cross? Why did he try to use even the apostle Peter to block Jesus from going to the cross? (See Matthew 16.21-23)
Satan knew that if Jesus went through with His sacrifice, it would mean the end of his control over mankind. He knew he would be finished.
Now the question is: Are you benefiting from the blessings He conquered for you? If not, you should know that the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus does not automatically bring blessings to your life.
For you to receive His blessings, you need to show a faith with actions, and sacrificing your life for Him is the highest, purest manifestation of faith.
Remember: faith without works is dead.
People of faith don’t wait – they make things happen.
People of faith don’t stand still and watch Jesus pass by – they use their faith to get His attention.
People of faith are not content with a miserable life after seeing what happened on the cross.
If it cost Him so much, it’s because it was worth that much. Are you taking advantage of it?
Have a great week!
Bishop Renato Cardoso
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