John 4:10

“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
-John 4:10, NIV

April 06, 2012

What does Jesus’ death means for us?



It’s Holy Week 2012, and we are commemorating the death of Jesus this whole week. But have you asked yourself what does His death means for you? What is the sense of commemorating this event? Can it have an impact on our way of living now? Or you are just doing this because it is a part of your religion’s tradition?

In case you don’t know, Jesus’ death, His sacrifice on the cross is the best thing that happened and will ever happen to you! It is an event that shouldn’t be remembered only once a year, but in each day of your life! Now let’s see why this event is very important for us.

Number 1: Jesus cancelled all the traditions that are done in the Old Testament

Did you know that in the Old Testament, the Israelites are required to give sin offerings so that their sins would be forgiven? Can you imagine if this tradition is still being done now?

First, you need to offer a goat or a lamb. Then second, you need to give this to the priest for them to slaughter and burn. In their time, men had no direct access to God. They have to go to the mediator, which is the priest. Only the priest can make atonement for their sins.

But can you see? Asking forgiveness for your sin is supposed to be this hard. But with Jesus’ sacrifice, you don’t have to this every time you commit sin! Jesus had become the sacrifice and at the same time the mediator between men and God!

Jesus’ death is an event that is very much worth remembering. We don’t have to those things that are done in the Old Testament, Jesus has already done all of them for us!


Number 2: Gentiles were given the chance to have fellowship with God

In case you didn’t know, in the Old Testament, only the Israelites are considered God’s people. If you are not from the line of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, then that means you’re a Gentile. It means that many of us were really not originally God’s people!

But thanks be to God, after Jesus’ ascension, He didn’t forget about us. We must be very thankful that He has commissioned Saul, or now known as Paul to preach the Gospel for us Gentiles. This event changed the entire course of all the beliefs, especially of the Jewish. We are taken as God’s children because of Jesus’ sacrifice!


Number 3: Eternal life is granted to everyone

Romans 6:23 says “For the wages of sin is death”, which states what our reward should be with our sinful nature. We deserve to be punished! We deserve to die. We deserve to be eternally separated with our Creator! But you know what? God love us so much that He doesn’t want us to taste this punishment!

In case you don’t know, in the Old Testament, God has punished all those who did evil in His eyes. An example of this was in the time of Noah. In this time, God has flooded the earth and spared only Noah’s family and the animals that are inside the ark. God showed His wrath against all those who didn’t walk in His ways and preserved only those who loved Him, where in this case, Noah.

God doesn’t want to do this anymore and He wants to preserve all of us. That is why in the continuation of Romans 6:23, apostle Paul said “…but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”

God loves us so much, that is why He gave up His only son for our sake. It should have been us that was hanging on that cross, but not. It is stated in John 3:16 that because God loved us so much that He gave up His only Son! God, being a father should have been really hurt when He gave up His son! But that is how he loved us.

Thanks to the sacrifice that Jesus has done, now all of us can live a life without fear of death. Now, we know that in Jesus Christ, we have an eternal life waiting after our life here on our earthly tent.

So guys, I want you to reflect on these things this whole week, or if you could, for the rest of your lives. Be very thankful on what Jesus has done for you. And if you want to know more about what He has done for you, pick up your Bible and start reading it. God bless everyone! Shalom! 

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