A few thoughts today; the Monday after Easter: No matter how hard I
try, I cannot fully comprehend what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ accomplished
with his atonement. He paid the price for our sins. The beginning of my
understanding came when I heard a story about a child wanting to buy a gift for
his/her mother. I forget the details, but the man in line behind paid the
difference between what the child had and the cost of the item. It’s so much
more than that. Justice cannot be robbed, yet mercifully He paid the price as
long as we repent, and turn from our sinful ways. That sounds so simplistic. I
can’t come up with words that express the profound gratitude I feel. He lives,
and so will we with Him forever if we but keep the commandments. We must love
God above all else, and show that love by the way we treat those around us. We
can be with our families. We will know our friends. He accomplished something
that nobody else can. When a prophet dies, God chooses another to pick up the
mantle. When a company president retires, someone else does the job. There was
no secondary plan. Jesus Christ was chosen before we came to this earth. He had
to do the job. It was hard, even for him, He asked for the cup to be taken from
Him if possible, yet since it wasn’t He drank the bitter cup to the last dregs.
I wonder if we will ever be able to comprehend it all. We need to be mindful
also of our Heavenly Father, watching His son suffer. They both must love us
more than we know to go through it all.
I know this is rambling, but I’m not going to go back and edit.
I know that Jesus Christ is our Lord and our Redeemer. That he suffered
in Gethsemane and died on the cross for you and for me. Through Him and Him
alone we will also be resurrected, and can live with Him forever. I say this in
the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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