Cool is the word we use when we are amazed with awesome things like gadgets, movies, songs, hip people, etc.
God created heaven and earth. All things come from Him. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He created Adam from dust and Eve from Adam’s rib. Ain’t that cool? Do you remember the parting of the Red sea to save the people of Israel? How about the manna that fell from heaven? Have you ever wanted to be inside Noah’s Ark? How about water turned into wine and blind men were able to see? And how about Lazarus rising from the dead? God gave His only begotten Son to save us sinners. Ain’t that the coolest? And please read the Revelation about Jesus’ second coming and you will know how cool it is. Those are some of the coolness of God’s love. It is so cool that words are not enough to describe it. His wrath is to be feared, yes, but with His immense love for us He gives mercy.
Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
An interviewee told to the actor who portrayed Jesus in the movie "The Passion of the Christ" that many viewers couldn’t look at the whipping scene because it was too bloody. He said that the real reason was not because of that but because the viewers were seeing their sins. It was really true for me. Every whips at him made me realize that they were all my sins. Jesus suffered to save us. He suffered a lot, was crushed, whipped, mocked, punished, etc. for our sins to cleanse us and for us to have eternal life. Jesus is our hope to be redeemed. He is our only salvation. It reminded me of this verse John 3:17 “For God did not send His son to condemn the world but to save the world through Him”. How great is His love for 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 So, rejoice, repent and believe in Him. Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
“Lord God thank you for your son Jesus Christ, for sacrificing Him for my sins. Thank you for your immense love for me. And thank you Lord Jesus for dying on the cross to save me. Forgive me for all my sins. Help me to be more like you and to be more pleasing to you. May the Holy Spirit guide and strengthen me on following you. I’m not worthy of your love but I’m so thankful that you love me so. I love you and I pray all of these in Jesus name. Amen."
