Each year, on Easter weekend, I spend special time in prayer and in deep reflection of the death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus. Today, I wrote a special poem that will be part of my next book, “Believe in Yourself – Because You’re Worth it” and I want to share it with you.

You are worth dying for

You are worth living for

Jesus is the only person who did both for you

He died and rose again

For you to have eternal life

All… because you are worth it

All… because you are loved by God

And if you ask, “Why did He go through it?” I will respond with an excerpt from the book, A Case for Christ by Lee Strobel, from the interview he had with Dr. Alexander Metherell (a person with a doctorate in medicine as well as engineering). Strobel asked the doctor, “What could possibly have motivated a person to agree to endure this sort of punishment?” Dr. Metherell responded, “Frankly, I don’t think a typical person could have done it… But Jesus knew what was coming, and he was willing to go through it, because this was the only way he could redeem us—by serving as our substitute and paying the death penalty that we deserve because of our rebellion against God. That was his whole mission in coming to earth… So when you ask what motivated him,… well… I suppose the answer can be summed up in one word—and that would be love.”

Let’s never forget what Jesus did for us. Let’s love Him back and receive Him in our hearts with eternal thankfulness.

Have a blessed Easter!