He came into the world to be the final sacrifice; atonement for our sins, lest we forget. He didn’t come to judge or condemn the world, but save it. Love, unconditional love and grace we’re not deserving of we are given through him and yet we still sin. The Lamb of God without blemishes was nailed to the cross on Calvary. His the sacrifice took place, as the angel stood around weeping, singing and praising him, with their swords drawn in hopes of no interference by Satan the devil who would try to stop him from fulfilling God’s will. Swiftly the Lord God lifted Jesus’s spirit out the body and he descended to hell; when the earth was darkened, it was because the light which manifested his presence left the earth for a while to show he was power and authority, the son of God. He entered hell dragging his light with him taking all Satan demons binding them and replacing them with the saints of God who was being held captive. The earthquake as the fight between Jesus, the angels and Satan and all his demons, the opening up and bringing forth the tombs and life of all the dead saints. The veil itself was a partition( division) of old to all God people except the high priest. Jesus has now replaced the old veil, becoming a bridge, a joining of both the Devine and humanity. The veil in the temple was torn, symbolizes Jesus spirit was actively moving throughout the world breaking away the old traditions for the replacements of the new. Through the spirit of Jesus and his sacrifice, his blood, accessibility for ALL had been given to draw closer to God to communicate with him. Jesus blood replaced all the animal blood in which the veil was darkened with. Jesus blood became the new clear veil, giving access to ALL humanity through him. Jesus has now become the true veil, John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Having victory over Satan, conquering hell, Jesus had gotten the keys to hell letting out all captives Saints of God by Satan and his demons. The graves were opened and many of God’s people who had died came to life by Jesus death, and was seen by others. Though we were dead in sin, no matter what through Jesus life death and resurrection though we die we shall be resurrected through him.

I remember as a child my first experience with the season of Lent and its impact on my life, from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday; not eating of flesh(meat). It was a wonderful experience which came natural to me. I had no problem going without food, praying…better than Christmas, for all the present, I’d looked forward to it. I had prophetic dreams and visions from a child to an adult. Besides fasting, praying, abstinence and atonement for sin leading up to Easter, I was told we are to get closer to Jesus, and trace his step, and what I’ve learned is unbelievable.

Jesus told us, “ask and you shall receive, seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you,” Matthew 7:7. I have learned that whatever you ask, seek and knock, especially when it concerns drawing nearer to God, God answers. So in our asking, seeking and knocking let God always be first and everything else last. Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all things shall be added unto you.

After years of my participating in the season of Lent the traditional way I decided under the circumstances of the world we’re living in today I would still fast, pray, but I wanted to trace Jesus steps by drawing near to him in prayer and fasting. I needed to understand what’s it’s like to be more like Jesus and what I found out is Jesus never wanted us to follow him by being sacrifice on the cross, but to love, have compassion, help others in need, not to judge or condemn…and the knowledge to forgive when wronged. “The Love of God which passes all understanding,” To love, yet still, is the greatest sacrifice in the midst of hatred for no reason, falsely accused, picked on, disliked…I was told. My faith has to be in God’s ability to hear and answer my prayer, not necessarily my actions, but my obedience to His will and purpose. To listen attentively to His voice in this noisy, disruptive and corrupted world. Like Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane knowing to accept the cup and accepting it’s not my will, but God’s will to be done, Matthew 26:39

Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. We have to be careful trying to do God’s business in our own way and strength, for this reason we get ourselves into trouble with the enemy(devil). “We’ve got to wait patiently on the Lord who will strengthen us, and to be still and know that He the Lord is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves.” Psalm 27:14, 46:10 and 100:3.

In some ways those of us who truly love the Lord with all our hearts, mind, body and soul, like Jesus being oneness with the Father we also have to follow him in being in oneness with him. We suffer in many ways like Jesus for being and doing good. Not the good that is in our sight, but the good in the spirit of Jesus. We may not be placed upon a cross, but we might as well be for the pain and heart aches we endured for goodness sake. Romans 8:18 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. God never gives us more than we can handle, but the spirit is willing and the flesh is weak. We give into fears, doubts and the weakness of the flesh, in all temptation and provocation, by the enemy.

Jesus is all man in the flesh we can see, but all God in the spirit we can’t see. John the Baptist was the door to the kingdom even Jesus walked through, when being baptized by him. Jesus the key: the manifestation of the purpose and will of Gad; the living, walking manifestation of the law of God. No man can say it’s impossible as a man to obey and be subjected to God will and purpose when Jesus born of man has shown us it can be done. The excuse that Jesus being a deity made it all possible is lie, because we die and resurrected in him. Through him by the power and authority of the Almighty we can do all things in faith. We can walk on water knowing his hand is stretched forth to us if we believe and don’t even entertain in our thoughts of falling.

The blood of Jesus on the cross still works because every good deeds when prosecuted by ingratitude, for all the sacrifice it takes to do good for the love of God, like being sacrificed on the cross, many hearts, mind, body and souls are bleeding remaining in Christ, holding steadfast until he returns. In this world there are people of good character who follows Jesus wholeheartedly, truthfully, righteously who endure long suffering for the love of God. Following through on the word of Jesus to his disciple Peter, “if you love me feed my sheep, if you love me tend my lambs.” The blood flow has remained in those who are true to the will and purpose of God for ALL humanity as Jesus did, showing no favouritism of people.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. This is about a world in crisis and the God send our light and salvation. Salvation has come (Jesus) and never left. We are the ones who drifted away, for our own will and purpose being overcome by sin. Once again the world is in crisis and we must remember Jesus who promised to never leave us neither forsake us, he will be with us even unto the end of the age. He’s here with us in spirit. I look to Jesus and he looks back with his hand stretching forth to me. The veil has been torn so we can all have access to the Lord, take advantage of it in these trials and tribulations times in the world. He hears and answers prayers so believe when it is said, “this to shall pass.” In everything there’s a reason for such a season, and in this time we are living in is for us to draw nearer to God. There are seasons we go through to learn, evolve, and shift…know that God Alway has a plan and is in control. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There’s a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. Amen