"And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross!"
Philippians 2:8
Cemeteries are a common sight in any city or town. Newspapers are not without obituaries. Death is a part of life, but that was NOT the case for Jesus, the Great I Am. In the heavenly city he came from, there are no burials, no calling hours, no sorrow. For an immortal being to lay aside his crown and raiment of glory and be willing to obey the Grim Reaper, one is left to wonder, "Why would he do that?"
Love. Love is the answer. He laid down his life willingly for us, while we were steeped in sin."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)
The wages of sin is death, yet Jesus, who knew no sin, became sin for us so that we could become immortal like him. I look so forward to seeing this city without a cemetery!
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