For you!
By Erik Farstad
March 6, 1998
"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 12:2
Jesus, who is He to you? Just a great man of times past? A prophet? A king? A guy you heard talked about at church? All of us need to answer this question: "Who is Jesus?" Your answer will determine your fate!
I will not lie, I will not waver, I will not withhold the information you need for eternal life and salvation from damnation! Jesus Christ is the only way, the only truth and the only giver of new life. No other belief, God, way of thought or thinking can change a life like Jesus.
Do you know what suffering is? Have you lived a life for someone else, just to have that person turn on you? Have you lived perfection, only to die as a thief hung on a cross? Have you healed the wounded or brought sight to the blind? Have you given every ounce of your blood for the millions you didn�t even know? Only one man did. That man was Jesus Christ, the son of God!
Why? For you. He loved you so much, he took on every pain and suffering possible. He lived through Hell�s wrath, to save you from it! Again, why? For you. Until Jesus died for you, you were destined to die a lonely death with an eternity in Hell. Because He died for you, you can have an eternity in Heaven. Why? For you!
For those of you who know Christ, you will one day see and walk with Him in glory. You will hold His hand, hear His voice and sing His praises. But you will notice, amongst all the beauty that Heaven provides, something horrid and painful. As you walk with Jesus you will glance down at His hands and then His feet and see the scars. The scars given to Him as He was nailed to a cross, for you! You then will glance at your body. You notice you�ve been given a glorious shape, full of beauty and perfection, unlike anything this world could ever provide. With Heaven�s abundant beauty and grace, how could this be? Why does Jesus not look even more beautiful and perfect than you? You look up into Jesus eyes, "Why Jesus, why do you have the scars?" He looks at you with a smile, "For you my child, for you!"
Jesus will carry the scars of your life with Him for eternity, while you will walk in beauty and perfection for eternity. Why? Simple, He loves you.
Jesus was not just a man, but the son of God. He was sent to live and die, for you and me. So again I ask you, "Who is Jesus?" You have nothing to lose and everything to gain, by accepting Him as your Lord and Savior. Simple ask yourself, why would someone die for me? Why would someone want to carry scars, as a reminder of pain and suffering? Why? FOR YOU!
Do you want to know Jesus? Do you want to wipe the tears from His eyes, by acknowledging the scars he bears in your name? Then repeat this prayer to God: Lord, I accept and believe in your son Jesus Christ. I believe that He died for my sins, that He carries the scars of my life for eternity, so that I can walk clean and beautiful one day in Heaven with you. I want you to come into my life, to change my status from eternal damnation to eternal salvation. Thank you Father, Amen.
If you know Christ today, thank Him for the scars He bears. Jesus� scars should be our daily reminder to live, love and spread the Gospel of Change, the Life of Jesus Christ!
In Him, "E"