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TUESDAY MARCH 31


WHY ME?

READ:
Romans 5:8
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God demonstrates
His own love
toward us, in that
while we were still
sinners, Christ died
for us.
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British pastor Joseph Parker was asked, "Why did Jesus choose Judas to be one of His disciples?" He thought deeply about the question for a while but could not come up with a answer. He said that he kept running into an even more baffling question: "Why did He choose me?"

That's a question that has been asked throughout the centuries. When people become painfully aware of their sin and are overcome with guilt, they cry out to Jesus for mercy. In joyous wonder they experience the truth that God loves them, that Jesus died for them, and that they are forgiven of all their sins. It's incomprehensible!

I too have asked, "Why me?" I know that the dark and sinful deeds of my life were motivated by a heart even darker, and yet God loved me! (ROM 5:8). I was undeserving, wretched, and helpless, yet He opened His arms and His heart to me. I could almost hear Him whisper, "I love you even more than you loved your sin."

It's true! I cherished my sin. I protected it. I denied its wrongdoing. Yet God loved me enough to forgive me and set me free.

"Why me?" It's beyond my understanding. Yet I know He loves me__and He loves you too! _____Dave Egner

* How wonderful is Your grace, Jesus! It's greater than all my sin. You've
taken away my burdens and set my spirit free. Thank You.____________________
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**********************Today's Bible Reading __ Mark 14:1--21**********************

19 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve went to the chief
priests to betray Him to them. 11 And when they heard it,
they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he
sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

12 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed
the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You
want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?"

13 And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them,
"Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher
of water; follow him. 14 Wherever he goes in, say to the master
of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is the guest room in
which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?" ' 15 Then he
will show you a large upper room...."

16 So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found
it just as he had said to them; and they prepared the Passover.

17 In the evening He came with the twelve. 19 Now...Jesus
said, "Assuredly, I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will
betray Me."

19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by
one, "Is it I?" And another said, "Is it I?"

20 He answered and said to them, "It is one of the twelve,
who dips with Me in the dish. 21 The Son of Man indeed goes
just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the
Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man
if he had never been born."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
There are two apostles name Judas in the
New Testament, and the gospel writers Luke and John are careful
to distinguish them. Luke states, "Judas the son of James, and
Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor" (6:16), and John says,
"Judas (not Iscariot)"