Are we worth dying for?

No matter if you are a Christian or not, i feel like i need to reveal something that was revealed to me today. Do we truly understand what Jesus did on the cross? Everyone will say yes, to save us from our sins. However, that is just part of it; Jesus died for our sins, and took those sins on himself. What does that mean? i'll tell you like God revealed to me.

Imagine for a moment the worst thing you have ever done...maybe you got away with it, maybe you didn't. Now imagine that the one person you love most and dont want to find out about it, found out. Do you feel that guilt and shame? Now realize that God saw that, watched you the whole time, maybe even tried to stop you, but you did it anyway, you rationalized it. What if you dont know Christ and died right now, whether you believe it or not, you will stand at the judgement seat with that same guilt and shame, for every single sin you committed. God cannot look on sin, he hates it! How would you make it?

Ok, now imagine, that you are a Christian, you have been saved, and you stand before God in judgement. You accepted Jesus as your savior, you stand before God as a free person, no guilt or shame, as a matter of fact no sin. Do you really realize what Jesus did for you?

Earlier i said that God could not look on sin, and if you had to go before him with sin, all that terrible guilt and shame you felt for that one thing would be felt for every sin you ever committed. This is what Christ did, the one person he loved most, his father in heaven, our God, could not look upon him. Christ felt that same terrible guilt and shame for every single sin ever committed by mankind, past and future. It was all on him, he took the sins, shame, and guilt on his shoulders, had the one person he loved most turn away from him because of it, all to free us from that guilt and shame on judgement day. When he died on the cross, all that sin died with him. He took the keys to hell during the three days he was in the tomb. The important part was when he arose from the dead, he proved to the world that he was the only one who could do it. When he ascended into heaven, his precious blood went with him before God, and wiped all of the sin of the world away. All of it! Jesus does not need to die on the cross again for every sinner that accepts him in the future. Victory has been given, every debt has been paid. That guilt and shame was taken on by Jesus and destroyed.

At this point you have to wonder if we are worth dying for? Why did Jesus do this for me? we were all made in God's image, we were given a free will, we were created to choose him. When sin entered this world, God felt the need to find a way to redeem us. As much as we try, we cannot be good enough, we cannot do anything on our own to receive salvation. What Jesus did for us, only he could do, and he loved us enough to do it, we just have to accept this free gift if we choose to. It really is that easy!

If you are not a Christian, the only thing you need to do to become one is believe in him, accept this free gift, understand the importance of what he did, and repent of what you are doing. Everything you have done or will do has been taken care of, have faith that you are free of sin, shame and guilt.