Imagine the
creator of this vast universe who has all knowledge, all power coming to the
ones he created to make himself known to them. Well that’s exactly what took
place over 2,000 years ago. To communicate with us in the best way possible, God “became flesh,” He became one of the creatures he made, man.
Why did God do
this? Because our greatest need is an eternal one. It’s not about what we can
gain in this life, in profits or pleasure or making a lasting imprint on this
earth. None of these will satisfy our soul. Ours is a spiritual need, one that
we were created for, to have fellowship with God and do His will.
Jesus came to
earth because he loves us; He came to deliver truth in a world of false
beliefs. But the main reason He came to earth was to be the final sacrifice for
our sins. The simple reason is because we are not good, some may think they
are, but none are as good as they think when compared to God’s standard--Jesus
Christ.
His love
prompted him to become man to accomplish what only He could, to
rescue mankind. Because we are sinful, in a spiritually wrecked
condition we are in need of redemption but could not redeem
ourselves. Nothing short than the eternal creator could accomplish this; no man
with sin could qualify to redeem us with his life. God would come to earth as
man to cleanse the affect of the disease of sin inherited to all humanity. That
is what is so amazing about the Bibles story of Jesus. The creator came to
earth; God who is perfect, righteous and holy lived among his creatures that
are unholy, unrighteous, even those who were enemies of him.
Jesus came to
earth because of God's love for all of us; no matter what religion, country or
culture we were born into He wants fellowship with us. He wants us to
experience the mercy and forgiveness that is needed to make us whole.
Only in Christ can
we have faith, hope and love. We have Faith to
live in a fallen world where things do not often go the way we would like. Yet
we can trust God who is watching over us and personally cares for our life. We
have Hope for our life
today no matter what may happen and hope for our future. Hope that the life to
come is going to be more fulfilling and than anything we experienced on earth.
We can Love God who gave
the ultimate sacrifice in laying down the life of his human body to save us
from the penalty of our sins. Now we are able to love Him who we once hated.
Because of this new life, love is indwelled in us that we are also able to love
people in a greater manner, even those we may not know.
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