It Would Have Killed Us…

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." – John 3:16.

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Years ago, a school had a hard time keeping a teacher. It seemed there was a group of big, rough boys who took pride in running the teacher off. The biggest and roughest of them all was James.

A new young teacher won over the boys by allowing them to write the rules for the school – which were strictly enforced with a rod. For example, cheating would be punished with five strokes of the rod, and stealing with ten strokes, etc. and both to be given with the offender's coat off.

Everything went well until one day James's lunch was stolen. A frail little boy in hand-me-down clothes that were too big for him admitted his guilt. The school rules demanded that he be whipped.

When the teacher called the little fellow up front, he came whimpering and begging to leave his coat on. The pupils insisted he obey the rules and take off his coat. When took off his coat, a deathly silence settled over the room, for he had no shirt and his emaciated body looked like skin stretched over bones. The teacher gasped and dropped the rod. He knew he could never whip that little boy.

Suddenly, big James strode up and stood between the two. 'I'll take it for him, Teacher, for after all it was my lunch he stole.' He shrugged out of his coat.

At the third blow the rod broke, and the teacher threw it in the corner and said, 'That's all, school dismissed.'

"The frail little boy laid his hand on big James's arm and through his tears said, 'Thank you, James, it would have killed me.

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And that's exactly what Jesus did for you and me when he died on the cross some 2000 years ago – He took your and my punishment for all our sins so we could be freely forgiven and given God's gift of eternal life. And that punishment did kill Jesus.

This season is LENT to us by God.

Hence, this LENTEN season, let us shun from all those things that are abominations in His eyes and lead a life pleasing and acceptable to Him.

Wish You A Blessed 🙏🏻Lenten Season!