This Sunday we celebrate the reason for that little baby born in Bethlehem. Jesus Christ was born to die! That seems like such a contradiction, but it is the absolute truth. God is righteous and just. Somehow, our sins had to be punished in order to satisfy His righteous (just) nature.
Only a sinless person could stand in our place and take the "rap" for our sins. No human being could do this, because "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Through God's grace (giving us something good that we don't deserve) and His mercy ( not giving us something bad that we DO deserve) He sent part of Himself, His Son, to become the God-man, Jesus Christ. He became the sin-bearer for each and every person on planet earth. He died for you and me. But if that were the end of it, all would have been in vain. The big thing is that He rose from the dead and lives right now! And, through His Holy Spirit, He lives in the lives of all Believers-guiding, comforting, convicting. How glad I am that I gave my life to this wonderful Saviour when I was fourteen years old. I've never been sorry for my decision to live for Him.
May you have a Blessed Easter. Remember, it's not Easter bunnies, colorful eggs and new clothes. These things are fun, but the real thing is that this is the day we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead- God's provision to satisfy both His righteousness and His mercy. In John 3:16 we read "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes on Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
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