Saturday, April 20, 2013

The Gospel is wrapped up in one name JESUS!!.Since the great fall ,when Adam and Eve rebelled against God, God put together a wonderful, failproof plan to rescue us from our fallen nature. All throughout the Old Testament, a foreshadowing of this Person Jesus was brought to the forefront a picture of a perfect, spotless lamb who would become a curse on our behalf and given us his innocence.
      Galatians 3:13 says  Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.
This great news should lead all of us to reverent, worship and fear of such a loving God who redeemed us and purchased us with his perfect blood. However, we have though knowing of this extended love we rebel, and choose our own way.
       All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
    no one does good,
    not even one.”

 We have replaced the Living God with "false saviors"..whether its a new job, a new relationship,money, we have placed these before God and find temporary pleasure and satisfaction in these things. The GOSPEL WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST, the creator and only eternal satisfaction, died a death we deserved and lived a life we could never live. His death would bridge the gap that was between us and God because of Sin and allows us to be restored to unbroken fellowship.
        God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
This should bring us great joy, that through this unmerited gift of salvation, we no longer have to strive,and try to earn salvation. We have received Christ righteousness and are made whole in him. God being our loving DADDY doesnt require us to fight for his love but he freely extended this gift through the perfection of his Som. We can now live our lives in freedom, and no longer bondage to sin,hurt and regret. We have access to our FATHER not so we can get whatever we want but to reflect his Glory on the earth to all men. As John Piper states "God is most satisfied in us, when we are most satisfied in him".
Live your life knowing of this gift and find your joy in HIM who is beautiful and merciful, we have been adopted and we are his children.


2 comments:

  1. Nice piece Orren. Packed tight with spiritual vitamins (Organic Gospel) Truffs (truths). Great Job!!

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