“For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”
(John 3:16, NKJ)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria |
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When
God sent His Son to earth, He opened the door of salvation to whoever
would believe. That means anyone can become a child of His and have
everlasting life! Isn’t it good that He didn’t just come to save certain
kinds of people? Aren’t you glad He doesn’t have a bunch of rules and
conditions for salvation?
Before
Jesus came, people had to observe many laws in order to be holy enough
to go into God’s temple. They were constantly performing sacrifices to
pay for their sins just so they could be around the presence of God.
Even then, their sins were only covered up. They were still there. But
when Jesus came, He was the
final sacrifice. His blood doesn’t just cover our sins; it washes them
away! Now, instead of going to the temple to be near God, the Bible says
we are the temple, and He chooses to live inside of us!
Today,
thank God for His mercy and for extending the gift of salvation to
whoever believes in Him. If you’ve never asked Jesus to be the Lord of
your life, there’s no better way to start the New Year! Choose Him and
choose life and start the year off right!
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