A reminder for
today
For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Life is one tough process from childhood all the way to
adulthood and finally cemetery-hood. We live for a short period in comparison
to what eternity promises. How do we live this life? Do we accept and just live
to get it past us or are we here to make a difference and maybe change a life?
When we look at Jesus I would say one reminder post is surely not enough and I
have written to you about Jesus before and His deity.
But today I want to remind you why He came and not who He
is. Jesus said they that are whole need not a physician; but they that are
sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance (Luke 5).
Jesus came for the lost and the broken. He came for the weak and forgotten. He
came for the poor and the hungry. He came for the sinners and those who are
ashamed.
Jesus came for you and me. And Jesus said unto him, Why
callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God (Mark
10). Jesus said that there is not one good not even one except God. this means that
regardless how much people think they are better than other, they are not good.
Everyone makes a mistake, and everyone sins. Jesus came for all of us.
What about Jesus? He is the only Son of God who became a man
and lived a perfect live so that He can become the perfect sacrifice for a broken
and dark world. If we were left to try and do this on our own, we have already failed.
You see God saw the weakness of man and how easily he can be manipulated and
misled. God saw that sin controls man and if He did not intervene we would not have
a chance.
So, God took what is impossible for us and carried the
burden of sin with Him to His death so that He can defeat sin and free us from
the grip of sin. Now, once sin had no more influence in this world it also meant
that the great accuser (satan) had no more hold on us. Now that we know our sins
are forgiven and that we have a saviour in Jesus Christ, there in nothing that
the enemy can keep against us. This must be very frustrating for someone who wants
to end all followers of Jesus.
Jesus took what we could not carry, and He cleared it from
our lives. He took what was keeping us from Him and opened a door and created a
way for us to heaven and eternity. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53).
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers