Four major reasons Jesus went to the Cross

Good morning and Happy Easter to you and your loved ones! Easter is one of my favourite seasons. For me, it is always a season of deep introspection leading to unreserved gratitude to the Almighty God. The death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is one very inspiring story of not only […]

Good morning and Happy Easter to you and your loved ones! Easter is one of my favourite seasons. For me, it is always a season of deep introspection leading to unreserved gratitude to the Almighty God. The death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is one very inspiring story of not only the resilience of man’s spirit, the greatest comeback in human history but of the pure love of God. It is not only the story of the triumph of will over emotions, the triumph of good over evil, the triumph of life over death, but most importantly, it is the story of a just God sacrificing His own Son to fulfil the demands of justice on the sinner. The pure Son of God shedding His pure blood to atone for the wickedness, depravity and decadence of man! The Righteous God becoming a man to pay for sins He didn’t commit. We ought all to be very grateful for this love and grace.

Let us turn to the scriptures to tell us why Jesus went to the Cross.

Isaiah 53:1-12, “Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

[2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

[3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

[4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

[5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

[6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

[7] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

[8] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

[9] And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

[10] Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

[11] He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

[12] Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”

4 Reasons Christ Went To The Cross

1. To pay the penalty for our sins and give us the gift of righteousness. Isaiah 53:5. 2Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” This is life: the life of God. 1John 5:12,
2. To break the curse of poverty and restore the blessing of Abraham unto the believer. Galatians 3:13-14. The curse of poverty represented by the thorns was broken when Jesus was worn the crown of thorns. You are meant to now inherit the blessing of Abraham (Galatians 3:29). What made Abraham rich is now in your life. Poverty is illegal in your life! Do what Abraham did and you will enjoy everything Abraham enjoyed!
3. To take away our diseases. “…with his stripes we are healed.”
4. To deliver us from death and hell. Sin made mankind a slave of the devil heading for hell; but we are delivered through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. Colossians 1:13, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” We have been delivered, hallelujah! We are no longer slaves to serve Satan. He has lost his jurisdiction and power over us! Anyone who is not born again remains a slave of the devil and will certainly end up in hell.

Our Response

1. Believe and give our lives to Him. John 1:12, “But as many as received him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
2. Serve Him all the days of our lives. God did not save you to serve you. He saved you to serve Him. 1Thessalonians 1:9 says, “…we turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.” We are saved to serve God. It’s not enough for Christ to be your Saviour, He must be your Lord. Servants obey their masters. Malachi 1:6
3. Forgive those who have offended you.
4. Spread the Good News. Witness to His impact on your life. We are saved to help save others; we are reconciled to reconcile others to Christ. 2Corinthians 5:18-19. Every true child of God wins souls. It is a command to be carried out if the death of Jesus Christ is not to be in vain.

Statistics has shown that only a very small number of people don’t want children. Everyone truly born again will desire, pray and work to get others born again.

This is the main thing that triggers heaven’s attention and the outpouring of heaven’s wealth into a person’s life. Don’t expect heaven to keep funding you on earth when you’re not helping to build the Kingdom of God numerically.

We have countless opportunities each day we interact with people to preach Jesus. Even one of the thieves crucified with Jesus preached Jesus to the other thief. He knew Jesus was a just man and defended Him. He also accepted he was a sinner.

We hear people say the wrong things about God and the church each day and we say nothing. We hear people complain about their situation yet we don’t present Christ the Solution. We see people hurting every day and we don’t show them kindness. We see people confused about their spirituality yet we do not direct them to church. We see people who were once committed drifting away yet we do not care to bring them back.

God is counting on you to spread the good news; to bring the unsaved to church or the House Cell.

The best tribute we can pay to Christ is to continue with the reconciliation work He came to do and gave His life for.

May this Easter bring you deliverance, healing, unimaginable wealth and prosperity, in Jesus name!

Bishop Dr. Charles Olowojoba is the General Overseer of Dayspring Bible Church Worldwide with HQ in Abuja, Nigeria & President, Dayspring Christian Ministries Int’l. Website: www.dayspringcmi.org e-mail: [email protected] Help line: 08035150515