Prayer for new week And Happy Easter again

I pray that every dead thing in your life be resurrected in Jesus Name! Because death could not hold Jesus captive, I decree sudden death will never be your portion! Because he brought us victory through the cross, I declare Victory in every area of your life!

It does not take God 24hrs to change a man's story. Mordecai was a gate man to king Ahaseurus, when his book of remembrance was opened, his story changed from gate to palace. Joseph was a prisoner in Egypt, but when his day came God made him to become a Prime Minister in the same Egypt. 

Today your day has come, All your sorrows will turn into laughter, all your days of mourning will turn into dancing, those who mock you, will come & celebrate with you, those who looked down on you, will look up to you! I pray that the Lord will use you to confound your enemies! May God promote you above your contemporaries. May God fight your hidden battles and grant you victory in every areas of your life. May his mercy shine upon you. May He send help to you from the four corners of the Earth. May God deliver you from every evil plan of the enemy and answer all your prayers in Jesus name.

Happy New Week and Easter from us ASB-World

Happy Easter Folks

Happy Easter to all our Readers,Friend and Families even the enemies cos our Lord Jesus showed us love by die-ing on the cross, but the good news is HE IS ALIVE oh death where is your sting and grave your power JESUS IS ALIVE. John 3:16 says for God loved the world that He sent His son to die for our sins and if you believes in Him, you will never perish but have eternal life. Jesus is the WAY,LIFE and TRUTH. HAPPY EASTER FROM Adenike Salako Blog's World.

WHAT THE RESURRECTION MEANS TO US CHRISTIANS

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. Corinthians 15:22

What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you? What does it mean to me? First, it assures our future resurrection. Because Jesus both died and rose again, we will be raised like Him.

1 Corinthians 15:20 says, "But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep."

The word "first fruits" speaks of a sampling, a foretaste, a glimpse. Jesus is the first fruit.

Jesus has died and has risen, so we know that our resurrected bodies in some way will resemble His resurrection body.

To what extent, we cannot be certain. But if they were completely like His, it would mean that we would be clearly recognizable.

Second, the resurrection of Jesus is a proof of future judgment. Now it may not sound all that exciting, but it's something we need to know. We live in a society, and indeed a world, in which justice is often perverted and neglected.

We look at things that happen and say, "How can that be? How could that happen?"

The resurrection means, among other things, that God's justice will ultimately prevail.

Third, the resurrection of Christ gives us power to live the Christian life. The Bible does not teach that we will be sinless in this physical body we now live in.

On the other hand, we can sin less, not by our own abilities, but by the power of the Spirit. Christ can make us altogether different kinds of people.

We must believe that. "Old things have passed away . . . all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). God can give you the power to live this Christian life.

Prayer: By faith, appropriate the power of Christ's resurrection and declare your victory over every temptation.

Scriptural Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Recipes: Grasshopper Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

2/3 cup (1 1/3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking sheet
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for baking sheet
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 quart mint chocolate-chip ice cream, softened
1 1/2 cups Hot Fudge Sauce

Preparations:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Set aside. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
2. Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, gradually beat in flour mixture. Pat dough into a rectangle. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes.
3. Roll out dough between wax paper into a 10-by-15-inch rectangle. Remove top paper; use the bottom to flip dough onto prepared sheet. Score into 20 squares with a paring knife. Pierce holes over squares.
4. Bake until just firm, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Cut into squares; let cool completely.
5. Sandwich ice cream between two cookies. Wrap in plastic; freeze to set, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve plain, or place on plates, and drizzle with hot fudge.

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CeCe Winans - It Wasn't EasyVideo & Lyrics

This song is so inspiring and very powerful, See, Listen and be Blessed.

1) Don't think for a moment

I never felt the pain
You can't imagine
The hurt and the shame
They put the nails through my hands
Pierced my side, please understand

CH) It wasn't easy, but it was worth it

It wasn't easy, it wasn't easy
It wasn't easy but it was worth it
It wasn't easy, it wasn't easy
It wasn't easy but it was worth it

2) I didn't have to do it
But I did it anyway
'cause I really love you
So much I took your place
I died for your sins
Yes I'm the one
Don't take it lightly
What I've done
It wasn't easy, but it was worth it

BRIDGE) I left my throne
My purpose was the cross
Shed innocent blood
I paid all cost

8 Ways the Blood of Jesus Is Effective

Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of Christ stirred many hearts and created a new awareness of the power and wonder of Jesus’ blood. It gave a fresh look at the very element that has brought about our salvation—literally the only element. But it is still true that few understand how Christ’s blood relates to the message of salvation, peace and purpose in life. It is one of the greatest of human tragedies that so many lack knowledge and understanding concerning the importance of His blood.

Easter’s message of the resurrection is preceded by the crucifixion, which was bathed in blood. It’s easy to miss the fullness and power of Easter and focus only on the beauty of celebrating the resurrection.

The cup of the Communion table is also a reminder of blood. Jesus said, “This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission [forgiveness] of sins” (Matt. 26:28). 

Throughout the centuries, undoubtedly many have partaken of the Communion elements without understanding what the bread and the cup really represent. An examination of the Scriptures reveals a number of things about Jesus’ blood:

1. His blood is necessary for reconciliation with God. “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Eph. 2:13). The Scriptures teach that Jesus’ blood is literally there to re-establish (reconcile) our relationship with God.

2. Jesus’ blood compensates for all the wrong a person has ever done. “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph. 1:7). At first the cross seemed a tragedy, but in the end it resulted in the ultimate good—the forgiveness of sins. Redemption carries the idea of “buying back” humanity, as well as deliverance from enslavement to sin. This buying back could not be accomplished with money or any other physical thing because the price was higher than anything on earth could buy. Blood was the only price, as is understood in the breaking of any blood covenant.

3. Jesus’ blood keeps a person free from sin. “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). Few things in life are as troubling as the constant reminder and condemnation resulting from sin.

4. Jesus' blood is for sanctification. “Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate” (Heb. 13:12). Sanctification means “to be set apart,” and the application of Jesus’ blood sets a person apart as God’s very own.

5. Christ’s blood provides for bold access into God’s presence. “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus” (Heb. 10:19). Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist and philosopher, spoke of a “God-shaped vacuum” in every human being that only God Himself can fill.

6. Jesus’ blood brings justification to the guilty. “Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 3:24). One of the common tactics of the enemy of man’s soul involves accusation. Scripture actually refers to Satan as the accuser of God’s people (Rev. 12:10). One of his ploys begins with, “And you call yourself a Christian.” The statement hurts, and the enemy knows how to guide it into the human mind with pinpoint accuracy. 

The problem with such accusations is that more often than not, they are true. At this point, God’s teaching concerning forgiveness through Jesus’ blood gives a person the ability to resist the enemy’s accusations. Once sin is dealt with through Christ, in a very real sense, it is as if it never happened. It is gone forever, never to be acknowledged again.

7. Jesus’ blood takes care of a defiled conscience. “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Heb. 9:14). It is easy to pursue religious activities in order to appease God or our own conscience or to pay Him back for the wrongs we have done—or even to earn the right to enter into His holy heaven. All of this is worthless in light of what the Bible says about justification. We are already justified by His blood: “Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses” (Acts 13:38-39).

8. Jesus’ blood brings peace to troubled hearts. At Jesus’s birth, the heavenly host promised peace to men. In one way or another, everyone is looking for peace. The Scriptures declare that genuine and lasting peace is only available through Jesus’ blood: “Having made peace through the blood of His cross” (Col. 1:20).

This is by no means the entire list. But I hope you would agree it is magnificent enough to dwell on it occasionally. 

By Ray Beeson

Eight Ways Jesus Suffered for You and Happy Good Friday

In the churches I grew up in, all the crosses I saw were plain and empty and usually painted white. We celebrated the fact that Jesus came off the cross and was raised from the dead on Resurrection Sunday. So I always considered the Catholic cross very odd because Jesus was still hanging there in bloody agony. Some people I knew even suggested that crucifixes should be avoided because they leave Jesus in perpetual death.

I’m not lobbying for anyone to wear a crucifix. But I do think we Protestants have at times been so fearful of Catholic doctrines that we minimized Jesus’ painful suffering. In the Gospels, plenty of time is spent describing the torture that led to Calvary and the pain Jesus suffered while nailed to a piece of wood. We should ponder what Jesus suffered if we ever hope to fathom the price He paid for our salvation.

Here are eight things we should think about during the days leading up to Easter:

1. He was betrayed by His disciple Judas. Jesus’ pain was not just physical. Can you imagine the sorrow He felt when one of His own trusted friends became the ultimate traitor? We aren’t exactly sure how to calculate the modern value of 30 pieces of silver, but many scholars suggest about $950. All the pain Jesus endured on Good Friday began the night before, when Judas took blood money to have his Master arrested.

Think about it: There’s a bit of Judas in all of us, and we all betrayed Jesus to get our own way. Yet He chose to forgive us!

2. He was abandoned by His other followers. We often focus on Peter’s denial of Jesus. But the Scriptures remind us that all of Jesus’ disciples “left Him and fled” after His arrest (Mark 14:50, NASB). Jesus had to suffer alone. All the men He had taught and invested in for three and a half years abandoned Him in His hour of need.

Think about it: Jesus paid it all. He accomplished His work of redemption without our help. But He forgave us for our denials!

3. He carried the burden of the sins of the world. Jesus’ greatest agony didn’t start on the cross. It began at Gethsemane, where God laid on His Son the sins of the world. Jesus agonized so intensely in those moments that He sweat drops of blood (Luke 22:44). Scholars say He probably developed a condition known as hematidrosis, in which blood is emitted through the sweat glands because of intense stress.

Think about it: Your sin was transferred to Jesus’ account, and He bore the punishment you deserved!

4. He was falsely accused and rejected by Jewish leaders. Can you imagine the heartache Jesus experienced when the very people He was sent to save spat in His face, blindfolded Him, cursed Him and accused Him of blasphemy? The Sanhedrin set up a kangaroo court and sentenced the Son of God to death.

Think about it: Jesus did not open His mouth in self-defense when He was falsely accused. Now, when Satan accuses you, Jesus argues your case and declares you not guilty!

5. He was mocked and abused by Roman guards. After Pilate caved into pressure from the Jews, Roman soldiers flogged Jesus with a whip, drove a crown of thorns into His scalp, beat His head with sticks and mockingly pretended to worship Him. The flogging alone which would have involved leather cords with pieces of lead or bone attached would have drained much of Jesus’ blood.

Think about it: Jesus could have called on angels to stop His torture but He chose to endure the pain because He loved us!

6. He was crucified between two thieves. We cannot even fathom the pain of crucifixion. Metal spikes were driven into Jesus’ hands and feet, and He had to slide His mangled body up against the wood of the cross in order to catch His breath. And because it was the habit of Romans to crucify criminals naked, Jesus endured the ultimate shame. What's more, He hung on that crude cross next to two men who had been convicted of crimes while He was completely innocent.

Think about it: We should have been on death row, not Jesus. But He took our place!

7. His body was pierced with a spear. Even after Jesus took His last breath, a soldier jabbed a spear up through the chest cavity most likely to make sure Jesus was dead. John tells us that blood and water spilled out (John 19:34), evidence that the spear pierced the pericardium, the sac around the heart. Jesus’ heart was literally broken for us.

Think about it: Just as Adam’s side was opened to bring forth the first woman, Jesus’ side was opened to bring forth the church. His piercing produced a fountain of life for us!

8. He tasted death for all. This is the most horrible reality of the cross. Christ did not die metaphorically or symbolically. He died literally. The Son of God, who had never sinned and who was least deserving of death-died so we could have life. His heart stopped beating, He stopped breathing and His spirit left Him. First Peter 3:18 says: “For Christ also died for sins once and for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God.”

Think about it: Because Jesus died in our place, we no longer have to die. Eternal life is His free gift to us!

This Easter season, ponder the steps the Savior took from Gethsemane to Golgotha. Look at His nail-pierced hands and feet. Take a careful survey of His wondrous cross, and thank Him for hanging there six hours for you.

By J. Lee Grady