He's been there. If there is any doubt that Jesus can feel the hurt and pain that people experience in the world today, the proof that He can, is shown in the cross. Emotional turmoil, caused by feelings of loneliness, abandonment, betrayal, rejection and anxiety, was familiar to Him. There was even a point when He asked the Father to deliver Him ( Read more... )

As we remember the death and resurrection of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, may the following verses help us to be grateful for the wondeful gift of salvation. We know we cannot earn salvation through good works -- that is why there is so much reason to celebrate the fact that God made a way for us to have eternal life through faith in Jesus. ( Read more... )

Sweet, Sweet Savior
(a poem by Confideo)

It must have been heart-breaking to smell Your own blood
That flowed like a flood from the crown of thorns above
You knew that there was no other way around it
To the plan of salvation, You had to submit

Your purpose was to seek and save those who were lost
The very same people who nailed You to the cross
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