Title: The Most Precious Love
Contents He took the form of God, but did not take it for granted that he was equal to God. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, and became like a man. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Hello friends~ Now the cold winter is over and spring is coming. Can you hear the sound of spring coming? The sound of the forsythia preparing to bloom, the sound of rubbing the body to sprout, these are the sounds you can hear in your heart.
Shh! I have a friend who is blooming beautifully here. Shall we see who we are?
Now, this friend's name, which means 'thank you', is 'Dandelion'. Today, I would like to introduce my dandelion friend.
Dandelion is a perennial herb that can be easily found in fields and roadsides. There is a characteristic that yellow flowers bloom in the spring, and when the misty white flower seeds ripen, they are all scattered and blown away by the wind. Seeds blown away even in the breeze! Dandelion spores fly all over the world, and again bloom a beautiful dandelion flower where they landed.
Have any of you ever seen a dandelion? The teacher once blew dandelion seeds on the roadside, and saw the wonderful sight of the gathered dandelion seeds spreading to the sky with the wind. But what if the dandelion holds the seeds and doesn't blow them away?
“This is mine! They are all my pretty seeds!” If you just hold on to it, it will probably wither to no avail. The dandelion gives up all of its greed and itself and blows away the spores in the wind. The dandelion dies in the cold winter after blowing away the seeds that were everything to it.
Just as a dandelion gave up itself by blowing away stalks to make more dandelion flowers, there are people who even gave their lives for us. Who are you?
Yes, it is Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God, came into this world to not only forgive our sins, but also to give us plenty of love. And in the end, he shed blood and shed tears and died on the cross, suffering great pain. The reason was not that Jesus was wrong, but that our sins could be forgiven.
Our friends, what happened after Jesus died on the cross? Can an acquaintance tell me?
I know it well. He resurrected on the third day and came back to us again. Today is Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. We thought that he could never come back to us because of his death, but Jesus eventually rose again for us. I am really grateful and happy.
Jesus, even though he was the Son of God, did not want to be treated well. He also had great abilities, but he only loved and served people. He just shared and gave generously. So, he has given hope and joy to many people.
Everyone, I hope that you will remember Jesus who was so grateful for this week and give thanks for His love. Shall we put our hands together and pray to Jesus, who has loved us from that time to the present, who will love and protect us and listen to our prayers for all eternity in the future?
“Jesus, thank you. Thank you for giving us new life through Jesus' suffering in our place. And thank you for being resurrected and coming back to our side again. Help us to always remember Jesus and live in gratitude. I pray in Jesus name. Amen."