1 Thessalonians 5:9 (NIV)
9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but
to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Look at Christ’s death. In one biography of the great
American, Daniel Webster, 863 pages deal with his career and just five pages
are devoted to his death. In Hay’s life of Abraham Lincoln there are 5,000
pages but only 25 are devoted to the dramatic story of his assassination and
death. In most biographies the deaths of the subjects are mere incidents at the
close of the books. But when we come to the four “biographies” of Jesus, the
four Gospels, we are confronted with a strange fact. One-third of Matthew is
given to a description of the death of Christ. One-third of Mark, one-fourth of
Luke, and one-half of John are given to His death. All these pages are devoted
to the last 24 hours of His life. The death of Jesus Christ is a significant
fact in human history, because Jesus Christ came for the express purpose of
dying for sinners. When He left heaven, He knew He was going to the cross.
Thought for today:
Have I examined my relationship/need for Christ?
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