Paid in full, and now the resurrection!

"Have a blessed Easter. This is the day which changed everything, for everyone, for ever more. Even if you don't believe it - it is true."   

Last Friday, we celebrated Good Friday. It was a tough day indeed, as we remember that Jesus chose to "take the cup" instead of us. The cup was God's wrath. God's wrath from all of our sins, no matter how big or how small. Jesus, the only person ever to walk this Earth without committing a sin, now was going to "take the cup", so mankind could have hope. Hope for a future with God.

One of the last words that Jesus spoke on the cross was Tetelestai. It is a word which means, "it is finished - the debt is paid in full". Jesus took the cup, instead of us taking the cup. If we had taken the cup, been held accountable for our sins, we would not be able to live in Heaven. But on that Good Friday, our debt was paid in full. 

What does that really mean? Anything we have done in our lives which was sinful, no matter how little or how big, can now be erased. When the stone to the tomb was rolled away, and the tomb was empty, that was the new beginning for mankind. All one has to is accept this gift from Jesus by repenting and asking for forgiveness for our sins. There is no waiting period, no gestation time - even the most lost can be saved in just about an instant. One simple salvation prayer, with a life turned around - and the cup will pass from you.

I have talked to many in my lifetime who thought they were truly lost. "No, I have done bad things. I am ashamed. God does not want me, does not love me". But God does want you. He wanted me. You cannot do anything so good that God will love you more, or anything so bad that God will love you less. He sent His only son to suffer on that cross and take the cup, just so the cup could pass from us. All we need do, is follow Jesus. Repent, and follow Jesus.

Have a blessed Easter. This is the day which changed everything, for everyone, for ever more. Even if you don't believe it - it is true. Accept his gift - it is worth everything.