Isaiah 53:12

“Because He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors…”

This is what love looks like…Jesus!

He took on my sin as if it was His own and died in the place of me. Why? So I may live, so you may live and not die. Now this is what I call love, someone willing to die for me. Sometimes this seems unbelievable-to good to be true. Some people think there must be more to being saved than simply believing Jesus died for our sin, rose again, and wants to live within us. But this is the truth, the message of the gospel, and why it’s such good news (Romans 10:9,10). His love for you and for me took Him to the cross.

Love, love, love all you need is Love…Jesus is love! Jesus is God’s expression of ultimate love for you! All you need is Jesus! He is the way! He is the truth! And He is life! Period!

If you are reading this I assume you have already trusted Jesus Christ as your Savior and have acknowledged Him as the Lord of your life. I do have to throw this out there though; if you have not made this important decision, not much of this will have meaning for you. The reason is spiritual matters can be understood by only those who have the Spirit of Christ dwelling in them. “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14)

If you have not yet made the commitment to receive Jesus, I would urge you to wait no longer. This is the most important decision in your life, so please consider what God’s Word says, then make the decision for your soul. To place your faith in Jesus and receive His gift of eternal life, you must understand what He says, then make the decision for yourself.

He says in His Word-

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” You see all have sinned. You need to recognize you are a sinner who needs a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Eternal life is a free gift of God.

Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Because of His love for you, Jesus paid the death penalty for your sins.

John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” God loves you and wants you to have everlasting life-which can only come through His Son.

Romans 10:9-10 says, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Confess Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead.

Romans 10:13 says, “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” Ask God to save you, and He will.

Simple steps:

Recognize you are a sinner who needs a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
Confess; (you agree with God you are a sinner).
Repent of your sins; (turn from sin to God).
Ask Jesus to save you by His grace.
Turn over the rule of your life to Jesus, letting Him be your Lord and Savior.

A prayer:

Dear God,
I know I am a sinner. I acknowledge my sin to You.
I ask that You would forgive me.
I turn from it right now, and turn to You by faith.
I believe Jesus died, rose again, and is alive right now.
I pray You would come into my heart and fill me with Your Holy Spirit.
I pray You would help me walk in Your ways.
Be my Savior and be my Lord.
In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

If you need help, call your pastor or a Christian friend for help. If you have just made this important decision, call your church and share your decision, so they can celebrate with you and help you grow in your relationship with Jesus. If you do not have a church, I encourage you to find a good Bible teaching church to grow in your new relationship with Jesus, and be encouraged and supported by other believers. Also, be in prayer and read the Bible every day to whatever extent possible. This will be vital for you to live a victorious Christian life! And then go tell someone the good news of what God has done in your life!

The Holy Spirit will be your personal Teacher. “The counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the father will send in my name, will teach you all things.” John 14:26

The Scriptures are your source of authority. The Bible is God’s Word to you. The Holy Spirit honors and uses God’s Word in speaking to you. The Scriptures are your source of authority for your faith and practice. As you trust His word, God will lead you into an intimate relationship with the God of the universe, “who is able to do immeasurably more then all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20)

What is so amazing and wonderful to me, is He doesn’t stop there! This love that took Him to the cross is the same love that desires a relationship with me. Jesus loves us so much; He wants to make sure we make it all the way to our true home, which is Heaven. Not only did Jesus secure my salvation by dying for me, He maintains it as my intercessor. Hebrews 7:25, “therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

After Jesus purged our sins, Jesus went to the right hand of the throne of God and sat down. Romans 8, He is at the right hand of God our Father making intercession for us. The wounds in His hands and feet, the scars on His brow, the hole in His side is all the proof we need. The work is done. In Jesus’ own words, “it is finished.” He did it all when He died on the cross. His scars alone are sufficient for the Father in regard to us. He succeeded in securing our salvation and now He as our intercessor, also succeeds as He helps us work out our sanctification.

His promise to us is found in Philippians 1:6, where it is written:

“He who began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

Jesus is making a promise He will see us all the way through, until He receives us in glory. And this, my dear friend, is His job. All we do is surrender our lives so He can do His job. Wow, what a magnificent Savior. That is love. He came to save us, save us from death. This is true love. This is what love looks like.