Why Did Jesus Die?

Sadly, many people see Jesus’ death as nothing more than God providing them with a free ticket to heaven.

If that’s what you think then forgive me for bursting your bubble, but Jesus did not die so that you and I could have a free ticket to heaven! Jesus’ death was much more than that!

While it is true that Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection did give us a free ticket to heaven, that is what takes place place after this life. How about what He did for us while we are still alive? How about the part where Jesus said He came to give us an abundant and fulfilling life?

If you and I are only looking at what happens after we die then we are missing the entire aspect of what God designed us to accomplish with our life!

Wake up! God put us here on earth for a purpose!

Part of what Jesus did when He died, was buried, and came back from the dead was to free us from the power of sin over our life so that we can accomplish the purpose for which God put us here on this planet called Earth.

Within each of us is a dream to accomplish something with our lives. We each have a deep desire to do something significant that will bring purpose, fulfillment, and satisfaction. But that purpose cannot be accomplished without the power of God in our lives, and we cannot have the power of God in our lives as long as we are under the power and control of Satan.

Read Romans 6. Jesus came to set us free from the power of sin so that we can live a new life which is controlled by the Spirit of God. Only when we are freed from Satan’s control and are controlled by the Spirit of God can we discover the power to accomplish our purpose for being on this earth.

And when we discover God’s purpose for us it will be scary! God’s purpose for you and me is BIG! He has BIG plans for you and me. God’s creativity has no limits, and His power has no limits! He wants us to learn to trust Him and learn to let His power flow through us so that we will accomplish huge things for His glory and for His praise.

Look at what God did through Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Gideon, Samson, Samuel, David, Elijah, and others. Simple people who would never have amounted to anything apart from God working in their lives. But with the power of God they accomplished feats that we are still talking about.

Want to do something significant with your life? Discover God’s purpose and God’s plan for you!

That is what Easter is all about!