Category: Easter

Stuff Jesus said - overwhelmed with sorrow

1/4/2021

It's Easter tomorrow so I thought we would jump ahead to Matthew 26, just before Jesus was crucified. He went to Gesthemane to pray and took Peter, James and John with him. He told his companions to sit and watch while he moved away and prayed. Jesus said, my heart is so heavy with grief, I feel as if I am dying. In the Evangelical Heritage Version it says, My soul is very sorrowful, even to the point of death. The New International Version says, My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.

I think we gloss over the horrors of what Jesus endured on the cross because it makes us uncomfortable. It was, after all, our sin that put him there. We can't even imagine the physical, emotional and spiritual torture that he endured.

Dying on a cross was excruciatingly painful
It was a shameful way to die
He was betrayed by one of his closest friends
All of his friends and followers deserted him (and he knew they would)
He was separated from the love of God (which is what we deserved)
He bore the sin of the world

I can't even begin to understand that last one. Jesus knew what he was about to face and he was anxious, afraid and overwhelmed with sorrow. Don't gloss over the crucifixion this Easter - remember high price of your salvation. May it fill you with awe and gratitude as you reflect on Jesus' death and resurrection.

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Where did the word Easter originate?

20/4/2019

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Many people think that the word Easter comes from a pagan goddess but this information only comes from one source and may not be reliable. For more information see https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2017/04/16/christian-easter-pagan-goddess/

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