Easter is a time for us Christains to savor the extravegant love and redemption of our Servant-King, Jesus Christ. Over the course of this weekend I will be posting exerpts come from the amazing childrens book The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. I have added my own emphasis with italics and bolding, while quoting Ms. Lloyd-Jones exactly. Have a wonderful weekend marveling at the foot of the cross!
"It was Passover, the time when God’s people remembered how God had rescued them from being slaves in Egypt. Every year they killed a lamb and ate it. 'The lamb died instead of us” they would say."'
But this Passover, God was getting ready for an even Greater Rescue…
Now, one of Jesus' friends had made a bad plan. No one else knew what the bad plan was. But Jesus knew—and so did Judas. Judas was going to help the Leaders capture Jesus—for 30 pieces of silver.
'Go on, Judas' Jesus said. And Judas got up from the meal, left the room, and walked out into the night.
Then Jesus picked up some bread and broke it. He gave it to his friends. He picked up a cup of wine and thanked God for it. He poured it out and shared it.
'My body is like this bread. It will break.” Jesus told them. “This cup of wine is like my blood. It will pour out.'
'But this is how God will rescue the whole world. My life will break and God’s broken world will mend. My heart will tear apart—and your hearts will heal. Just as the Passover lamb died, so now I will die instead of you. My blood will wash away all of your sins. And you’ll be clean on the inside—in your hearts.'
'So whenever you eat and drink, remember,' Jesus said, 'I’ve rescued you!'
Jesus knew it was nearly time for him to leave the world and to go back to God.
'I won’t be with you long,' he said. 'You are going to be a very sad. But God’s Helper will come. And then you’ll be filled up with a Forever Happiness that won’t ever leave. So don’t be afraid. You are my friends and I love you.”'
Then they sang their favorite song. And walked up to their favorite place, an olive garden... "
"It was Passover, the time when God’s people remembered how God had rescued them from being slaves in Egypt. Every year they killed a lamb and ate it. 'The lamb died instead of us” they would say."'
But this Passover, God was getting ready for an even Greater Rescue…
Now, one of Jesus' friends had made a bad plan. No one else knew what the bad plan was. But Jesus knew—and so did Judas. Judas was going to help the Leaders capture Jesus—for 30 pieces of silver.
'Go on, Judas' Jesus said. And Judas got up from the meal, left the room, and walked out into the night.
Then Jesus picked up some bread and broke it. He gave it to his friends. He picked up a cup of wine and thanked God for it. He poured it out and shared it.
'My body is like this bread. It will break.” Jesus told them. “This cup of wine is like my blood. It will pour out.'
'But this is how God will rescue the whole world. My life will break and God’s broken world will mend. My heart will tear apart—and your hearts will heal. Just as the Passover lamb died, so now I will die instead of you. My blood will wash away all of your sins. And you’ll be clean on the inside—in your hearts.'
'So whenever you eat and drink, remember,' Jesus said, 'I’ve rescued you!'
Jesus knew it was nearly time for him to leave the world and to go back to God.
'I won’t be with you long,' he said. 'You are going to be a very sad. But God’s Helper will come. And then you’ll be filled up with a Forever Happiness that won’t ever leave. So don’t be afraid. You are my friends and I love you.”'
Then they sang their favorite song. And walked up to their favorite place, an olive garden... "
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