The Christ died for our sins
Last Updated on Thursday, 13 January 2011 09:27
“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3)
In one small city an old woman lived. Her heart burned with fire of love to the Lord and people, and she wanted very much to tell to people about love of God, but she was weak and sick, her feet swelled up, so she hardly moved from one place to another. She was absolutely lonely, and very few people knew her, but her window sill knew all people: it always was decorated with flowers.
The old woman decided to use the window in glory of God and on advantage to people. She found a piece of a cardboard and asked to write on it large color letters of a word: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (Jn. 3,16). The old woman has put this cardboard among colors and began to observe of the passing people.
One of them went indifferently, others stopped and read Bible words. An elderly Christian woman prayed for each of them to the Lord that these words have sunk down in their hearts.
Once her attention has been involved by the girl who some times came back to a window, again and again reading the written words. The old woman began to pray for her even more. In two days she heard a knock at a door. This girl entered and asked the old woman: «Really is it the truth, what God loves me? Really He can forgive me?»
Elderly christian explained to the girl that these words are taken from the Bible, are undoubtedly they are true, and woman suggested the girl to pray together with her. The heart of the girl was full of a sin and grief, but now she found a consolation in Jesus Christ, Who has died for her sins.
In death of Christ God has made some things for the person, which he was unable make for himself. Without death of Jesus Christ there could not be a pardon of sins and, hence, rescue. The Christ has died for us, that is instead of us. Go to Him!
P.Shatrov