04/19/2025
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ต?
Because we were lost. Because we were guilty.
Because the holy, righteous Judge of all the earth would not let sin go unpunishedโyet He also would not leave us without a Savior.
โAnd ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐โฆโ (John 1:14)
Jesus Christ, the Son of Godโthe second person of the Trinityโtook on human flesh.
He walked among sinners. He lived a sinless life.
He came to dieโฆ in our place.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
โFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.โ (Romans 3:23)
And โthe wages of sin is death.โ (Romans 6:23)
๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐โHe cannot ignore sin.
But He is also merciful.
So instead of pouring out His wrath on us,
He poured it out on His Son.
โ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ.โ (John 19:30)
On that dark, trembling afternoon, love and justice met.
๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
He was pierced for our transgressions.
He was crushed for our iniquities.
And by His wounds, we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)
โBut God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐.โ (Romans 5:8)
This is the gospel:
Repent, and believe. (Mark 1:15)
Not in yourself. Not in religion. Not in your good deeds.
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ปโ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ.
To be born again is not a feelingโitโs a supernatural work of the Spirit in your heart.
Jesus is not one of many ways. ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐.
โI am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.โ (John 14:6)
This is the truth that saves.
And this is the warning we cannot ignore:
Godโs wrath is real. His patience has a limit. But His mercy is offered now.
Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart. (Hebrews 3:15)
There is no greater truth than this.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก. ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ.
