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Thursday, April 21, 2011

God On A Cross? The Creator Of The Universe!

 

 

At The Foot Of The CrossAt The Foot Of The Cross  

 

 

 The Dawn Of Heavens  Dream. God on a cross. Humanity at its worst. Divinity at its best….God isn’t stumped by an evil world. He doesn’t gasp in amazement at the dearth of our faith or the depth of our failures. He knows the condition of the world…and loves it just the same. For just when we find a place where God would never be ( like on a cross), we look again and there He is, in the flesh.

God on a cross? The Creator of the universe sacrificing himself for his creation? How could this be? Who was this Jesus?

He was – and is- a God of tears. A creator with a heart. Bloodstained royalty. A God who became earth’s mockery to save his children.

How absurd to think that such nobility would go to such poverty to share such a treasure with such thankless souls. How incredible to know that God himself died on a cross for his children.

But he did.

Incredible.

Yes, incredibly.

 

 

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Jesus was given to you, and with the help of those who don’t know the law, you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God’s plan he had made long ago; he knew this would happen. God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him. (Acts 2:23,24).

The cross was no accident .

Jesus ‘ death was not the result of a panicking cosmological engineer.

The cross was not a tragic surprise. Calvary was not a knee jerk response to a world plummeting toward destruction. It was not a patch up job or a stop gap measure. The death of the son of God was anything but an unexpected peril.

No it was part of an incredible plan. A calculated choice. “ It was the Lord’s will to crush him” (Isaiah 53:10)

The moment the forbidden fruit touched the lips of Eve, the shadow of the cross appeared on the horizon. And between that moment and the moment the man with the mallet placed the spike against the wrist of God, a master plan was fulfilled.

 

Excerpt from Max Lucado’s book entitled "The cross"

 

 

 

The Cross and The Church

 

 

I hope and pray you all have a wonderful Easter as we celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus, who will one day return for His Church, which is made up of all who believe, and receive Him as Lord and Savior, and soon coming King .

Happy Easter one and all.

With Love and Care

Dianne :)

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14 comments:

  1. john bordApril 21, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    May you and your family have a blessed Easter.

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  2. JoeApril 22, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Have a wonderful Easter indeed Dianne!

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  3. Gerry AdamsApril 22, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Happy Easter to you too Dianne!

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  4. gailApril 22, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    If I were to truly comprehend what He did for me on the cross I doubt I would be able to breathe.

    I do believe I will use that as a fb status.

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  5. Lisa April 22, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    I dont fully understand it and each day with him is a new one with me and my faith .
    Keeping my eyes on him sometimes I get lost and find my way back in a hurry. More so than ever.
    Whatever gets my attention on the Lord is all that matters. He speaks to me when I least expect sending his peace joy and comfort when I least expcet or know he is with me and I am amazed and humbled.
    Grace and Blessings my friend.
    Much Love

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  6. Lisa April 22, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    and

    Happy Easter to you Dianne. xoxo

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  7. ElettraApril 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Dear friend, come to you and your family's wishes for a happy and peaceful Easter ,
    ad maiora Elettra!

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  8. Catches the EyeApril 23, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Happy Easter Dianne to you and your family many blessings. Sheila xx

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  9. Anita JohnsonApril 24, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Beautiful! Happy Easter to you too!

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  10. Here I Am CarrieApril 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Happy Easter Dianne, Just catching up a bit. Boy have you been busy with your camera this winter. Enjoying seeing reading it all. Hugs Carrie

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  11. BethApril 24, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Happy Easter!

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  12. Margaret in the gardenApril 25, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Hi Dianne
    Thankyou for your visit to my place.I just can't get over the beautiful pics you produce,it is just amazing.Have a blessed Easter.
    Keep up your photography
    Hugs Margaret

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  13. Lisa April 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Hope you had a Blessed Easter and weekend. I did and am back up and running on a new comp.. I saw it coming and was out last week just in time to get this one.
    My other needs a Doctor.. and he can operate hopefully move all I have backed up.
    Easter bunny should have brought a money tree , not sugar but seems that anything sweet sure helps.
    xo

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  14. Lisa April 26, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Im having a hard time getting pages to load.. Good thing I have a teck coming to my home on Thursday. I need help. No lauging.
    Dianne Thank you . I thought you would like the flowers too. They are from Hawaii. I was out early one Sunday morning from the condo. Some were off jogging and walking , some to Church and I was watching a gecko climb things and taking photos. I was in heaven.
    Again Thanks . I wish it had been today.
    xoxo

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