He died in my place so that I might LIVE



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We might remember a lot of movies where the protagonist dies in place of his / her lover and some other who wants to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their loved ones . We walk out of the movie hall with a lump in our throat or with heavy hearts as the story and acting on screen suddenly becomes so real and we get carried away by the story line 🙆‍♀️

Do you remember any single movie or story that has the protagonist dying in place of his enemy 😅? Have you not seen hell breaking loose until the protagonist settles scores and is only at peace once he vanquishes his enemies and is proclaimed a hero? 😎

Our protagonist in real life and in our Bible is Jesus . Who being the son of God not only was born in a humble home to Mary & Joseph but also became obedient to the point of dying on the cross for us .  Such love did the Father have for us that He gave up His only son to die so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life . John 3:16 

And shall I say this - While we were still sinners Jesus died for us -Romans  5:8. Do we realise that while we were dead in sin and still His foe  He sought for us . He purchased us not by perishable things like silver or gold but by HIS BLOOD! 1Peter 1:8

Jesus is the perfect Lamb without any blemish ,the only one who can take away all our sins. None of our good works here can save us or for that matter no candles that we light can blot out our sins except the blood of CHRIST. He did this so that HE can save us and that we may have life and life to it’s fullest  John 10:10 

Let us live a life pleasing to our Lord and remind ourselves of  the huge price that was paid for each one of us . Christ emptied himself so that our lives be filled up , that in His death we might live , that by His stripes we be healed ! Believe in Him and His word . They are as real as the air that we breath 💜🙏. 


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