Student pastor, FBC Jasper
Everyone wants to receive love not only by words coming off the lips of others but also by the actions produced by their lives. Romans 5:8 says, “But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
When I was 3 years old, my dad adopted me. Before my mother and my father were married, my mother told me I would always excitedly ask, “Is Tony coming over tonight?” I was excited for him to come over for two reasons. First every child has an incredible need to be loved by an earthly father. This is because God has designed and desires fathers to demonstrate the love God the Father has for them, their bride and their children. Second I was thoroughly excited that my future father was coming over because he “proved” his love for me over and over again. He proved his love by sacrificing his time and giving tremendous care to my needs.
God the Son, Jesus Christ, has proven His love for you as He willingly sacrificed His life to satisfy your greatest need — abundant life now and eternal life forevermore. Jesus is the only way. As someone once said, “By the cross, Jesus proves that He is willing to save you. By the empty tomb, Jesus proves that He is able to save you.” Praise God that He doesn’t tell you or me to clean ourselves before we come to Him. You can come to Jesus as you are and by His grace He will give you a new birth into the family of God.
This very day Jesus will give you the free gift of everlasting salvation (union with Christ) if you respond on His terms. Ephesians 2:8 reminds us that it is by “grace through faith and this is not from yourselves.” Will you trust Christ alone? You can with confidence trust Christ alone because He has purposefully proven His sacrificial and saving love to you. The same power that raised Christ from the dead can raise you to new life in Christ today. With childlike faith, welcome Christ to be your Savior and Lord.
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