Easter

It was said that He would be despised...and rejected... (Isaiah 53:3)

It was said He would carry our sorrows, but we would enjoy Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted (Isaiah 53:4)

It was said He would be wounded and crushed for our wrongs...(Isaiah 53:5a)

It was said that the stripes on His back would heal us... (Isaiah 53:5b)


"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.
By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people?"
Isaiah 53:7-8 (ESV)

Jesus was crushed for our sin, He who knew no sin.

Jesus was beaten for sinners, the Lamb of God.

God's own Son lived and was crucified for you, and for me.

The Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, died the cruelest death on that tree on Calvary for you and me, sinners with no hope for eternity.

He left His home, His Father, to live and die amongst sinners on this earth.

He didn't have to, you know, He chose to. God showed Him what He was going to have to go through. God showed Him what was about to happen. God gave Jesus the full knowledge of what He was about to go through, yet, He stayed. He knew what was about to happen to Him, but He stayed! He willingly went to the Cross. He went because He loved us to much to let us go to hell. People ridiculed Him, threw stuff at Him, spat upon the Son of God, but He stayed. He stayed because His love for us was greater than whatever agonizing pain He was suffering through. He absorbed God's just wrath so that we may look clean to His Father's eyes.

On that day, 2000 years ago, the Son of God died, becoming the Final Sacrifice, the Perfect Lamb, for all people.

On that third day, after He died, oh! what a glorious day, the stone in front of the tomb was rolled away.

Jesus, Christ, Savior, Friend, He rose again, breaking the chains of death forever. For you, and for me.

He rose again to set us free. He did this for one reason. That reason? His undying love for us, the sinners who crucified Him.

He loves us so much, us filthy, proud, sinful humans, He was willing to die that horrible death so that we may spend eternity with Him and His Father.

How could He love you so? Because He is a merciful God. He created you. How can you experience this love? This unrequited love He has for you?

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."
John 3:16-17 (ESV)

Believe that the Son of God came down from heaven. Believe in His awesomely amazing love for you. Believe that Jesus Christ was the Perfect Sacrifice, and by dying on the Cross and raising from the grave, He has made a way for you to be free from the chains of death.

Tomorrow, Easter, we celebrate of His rising. Yes, Easter really isn't about the rabbits, eggs, and jellybeans. It's about the love Jesus Christ has for us.

I hope, if you haven't celebrated Easter for that reason before, you will consider the things I have said.

Jesus cam and died for you too. Even if you think you don't deserve it, that is what makes it so amazing! No one, nope, NO ONE deserves this love. We all deserve to live eternity in hell. But God is a merciful God and loves us. I mean, He could just wipe the human race off the face of the earth, but instead, He had His only Son killed for our sins...
He did this to forgive us of our sins so that we can have eternal life in heaven, worshiping our God.

Now He wants us to go and make disciples of all people, to point everyone to Him, so that they too may worship the amazing God we serve.

He wants us to tell others of the amazing love Jesus showed for us on the Cross.

I hope y'all all have a happy Easter!
~Teen Jesus Follower

You Alone for Me

Jesus, the Chosen One, God's own Son,
Loves me so.
Jesus, the Chosen One,
Oh! how You love me so!

Hallelujah, Jesus, You alone for me!
Hallelujah, Jesus, You're the only One for me!
Jesus You are!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You died up on that tree!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You suffered and died for me.
Jesus, You alone for me.
Jesus, You have set me free.

Oh how loved am I,
That You sent Your only Son down here to die.
Loved, set free, made clean,
A sinner, made whole, made whole through Your blood.
Oh! how loved am I,
You alone for me!

Hallelujah, Jesus, You alone for me!
Hallelujah, Jesus, You're the only One for me!
Jesus You are!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You died up on that tree!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You suffered and died for me.
Jesus, You alone for me.
Jesus, You have set me free.

I'm in Your arms,
Broken and weary.
You hold me close,
Wipe my tears away,
Oh! how You love me so,
Jesus, You alone for me.

Hallelujah, Jesus, You alone for me!
Hallelujah, Jesus, You're the only One for me!
Jesus You are!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You died up on that tree!
Jesus, You alone for me.
You suffered and died for me.
Jesus, You alone for me.
Jesus, You have set me free.

Jesus, Son of God, Chosen One.
Jesus, the Perfect Sacrifice...
You, You alone for me!

~Teen Jesus Follower

4 Words

Jesus in my place. The Gospel in it's simplest form.

You look at this and think, well, there's gotta be more to it than that! Nope.

It's not Jesus, plus this. No, Jesus....end of story.

It's not Jesus, plus that. I get to go to heaven now. No, Jesus in my place.

It's Jesus, now...
It's Jesus, now I want to love orphans.
It's Jesus, now I want to love the homeless.
It's Jesus, now I want to help those in need.
Jesus, now I want to tell others of His awesomely awesome love for them.

We do, because of what's done.
We do, because of Jesus did.
Not because we have to. Because now, we want to.

"It is already done for you.
The only work that will get you to heaven is the work that has already been done on the Cross." -Jason Gaston

Sometimes it can be hard to remember that, I know it is for me. I have to remind myself of this often.

Well, that's my random thought of the day.

~Teen Jesus Follower

Sometimes

Sometimes it seems hard,
Sometimes it seems no one is there.
Sometimes, it feels like no one is by your side.

It's times like these I question,
times like these, I cry.
Times like these, I gotta remember,
There is One always by my side!

All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is there.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is by my side.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He still cares for me.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He'll put my heart at ease.

I don't have to care what people say,
I don't have to care what people think.
I don't have to worry about what others do.
I do need to care, about Who, Who they see in me!

Sometimes it'll be hard.
But He loves me
Sometimes, the words won't come.
But He loves.
Sometimes it may seem, I'm all alone.
But Jesus, He still loves!

All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is there.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is by my side.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He still cares for me.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He'll put my heart at ease.

He loves me, He died for me.
He loves me, He died on that tree.
He loves me, Oh! He set me free!
He loves me, He rose that day,
Yes He rose and set me free!

Because He loves me, I will care.
Because He loves me, I will tell.
Because He loves me, I can love!
Because He loves me, I can trust!

All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is there.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He is by my side.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He still cares for me.
All I've gotta do is trust Him,
He'll put my heart at ease.

My heart's at ease, because He loves me so.

Oh I trust, He loves.
I trust, He cares.
I trust, He's there.
I trust...

Jesus loves me this I know...