Topic: LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS  [Church of God Mission International] Above Only Daily Devotional 1 JULY  2023

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

SATURDAY JULY 1ST, 2023

LIFE BEGINS AT THE CROSS

John 10:10b-11 (NKJV, TPT)

….I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. …I have come to give you everything in abundance, *more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow! I am the Good Shepherd who lays down my life as a sacrifice for the sheep.

God desires that we clearly understand the glorious realities and abundant blessings that the Cross of Jesus provides for us. As Christians, we value the Cross of Jesus. It is the foundation of our lives and our walk with God. When we talk about Jesus Christ’s Cross, we don’t just mean the physical Cross on which He was crucified. No. We’re discussing the great implications and benefits of Jesus Christ’s redemptive work for us through His suffering, death, burial, and resurrection. Our understanding of these things will build and strengthen our faith in Christ, allowing us to live more glorious lives as believers.

Though Jesus died on the Cross, it was through the Cross that we received life – God’s life. We were dead in sin as a result of Adam. We were born spiritually dead (separated from God’s life). When the devil thought he was stopping God’s plan by inspiring people to crucify Jesus, he had no idea that his death would result in the release of God’s life on earth (1 Cor.2:7-8). It is now too late for him. We are connected to God and His glorious Life through our faith in Jesus and what He accomplished through His Cross. We are made new creatures – born anew – with the very quality and substance of God’s life in us. Oh, what a joy! What a privilege!! What a blessing!!!

Prayer:
I thank you, Dear Father, that the death of Jesus on the Cross connected me to you and your life. Now I have your glorious life in me.

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