"Jesus Saves"

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21

When Jesus came to earth, He came for a purpose. That purpose was not just to make our lives better, make us happy people, give us an easier life, load us with blessings, give us riches, houses, lands, fame and fortune, or to be a "Santa Claus" to us. All those around Him- the people, the Jewish leaders, Nicodemus, His own disciples- thought He was going to set up an earthly kingdom, restore their nation and deliver them from Roman oppression- thus making life better for them. But that was not they case. They missed His true purpose for coming. I wonder if when we look at the life of Jesus if we misunderstand His purpose also.

His true purpose was to save His people from their sins, to seek and to save those who were lost, to call sinners to repentance. Have we lost view of this? Are we warning the wicked man of his wicked way? Are we preaching the message of repentance? Are we warning the lost and proclaiming good news to those in darkness? Our message is a message of hope, are we sharing it?

Our message is namely this: We are all sinners under a death sentence. One day we will stand before God, the Judge, and He will enforce the death penalty upon us- eternal separation from Him in the lake of fire. But God loved us so much that He provided a way for us to come out from under the death sentence. That way was through the death of His only begotten Son Jesus. Jesus died on the cross taking our punishment for sin, thus bringing us out from under the death sentence and replacing it with the gift of eternal life- living in God's presence for all eternity. This was His purpose for coming- to be our Savior.

If we lose the true meaning of the gospel, or if we substitute it with the gospel of blessings only, then we leave people with a false sense of security thinking all is well because they are being blessed, and defining salvation through material possessions, while all along they are losing their soul.

Do not lose sight of Jesus' purpose. We can gain the whole world and still lose our soul. We need a Savior. That was why Jesus came.

Have a great day. Jesus saves!

For further reading:
Matthew 16:26
John 3:16-18
Luke 19:10
Revelation 20:12-15

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