OUR CROSS BEARER
Memorise: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not
bear the iniquity of the father; neither shall the father bear the iniquity of
the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the
wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Ezekiel 18:20
Read: Ezekiel 18:1-4, (KJV) 1The word of the Lord came
unto me again, saying,
3 As I
live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb
in Israel.
4 Behold,
all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is
mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Bible in one year: 1st Corinthians 14:26-16:24, Psalms
10:12-11:7
MESSAGE
The righteousness of God demands
that the soul that commits sin will die (Genesis 2:16-17).
The first man and woman disobeyed God and then became sinners doomed for
prediction. When Jesus Christ was sent to come and die for mankind, He made a
demand on man to carry his cross and follow Him. The cross being referred to
isn’t just two pieces of wood put together. Rather, it may be the consequence
of the sins someone has committed. This is why Jesus came to help us with the
cross of sin. He said:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart;: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
When we answer this call of Jesus
Christ, He exchanges His light burden with our heavy load of sin. The Bible
says that the reason Jesus Christ came to this world is that He may bear our
burden of sin for us.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he
was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:4-5
Beloved, come to Jesus Christ today and He will
carry your burden of sin for you. As a matter of fact, the cross He carried
during His earthy ministry was for you and me. All you need to do is to confess
your sin and accept Him as your Saviour and Lord. The Bible says if we say we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves and there is no truth in us. We deny
ourselves the privilege of the Cross bearer if we refuse to come to Him and
make Him as the Lord of our lives. He must not just be a Saviour; He should
also be the Lord. My prayer is that whatever heavy burden you are carrying will
be lifted in Jesus’ name.
Prayer point
Father, I bring my burden to you today in genuine repentance, please
forgive me and help me lift this burden.
Open Heavens Daily, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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