In The Holy Scriptures, God declared the Messiah
would come to be the Savior of the world.
The life of Jesus gives evidence that He is indeed
the One the prophets spoke about.
Isaiah prophesied that, The virgin will conceive a child
and will give birth to a son.
Centuries later, the birth of Jesus
was the fulfillment of that prophecy.
The Holy Scriptures declared that the Holy One to be born
would be called the Son of God.
This means that Jesus was to be called the Son of God
in a spiritual, not a physical sense.
We see this in how he lived His life.
He Healed people from disease, forgave their sins,
turned them back to God and promised them a place
in God's eternal kingdom.
He offered Himself as a sacrifice for sin
in their place and then rose again, conquering death.
Jesus said, No one can take my life from me.
I lay it down of my own accord.
The life of Jesus not only fulfilled the writings
of the prophets, but also confirmed
the truth of God's Holy Word.
The prophets declared, The Word of the Lord is flawless,
Your Word, oh, Lord, is eternal.
Jesus Himself said, Heaven and earth will pass away,
but My words will never pass away.
Jesus came to give us life in all its fullness.
But when man disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden,
he chose to go his own way,
and his actions separated him from the Creator.
The Holy Scriptures declare that all have sinned
and the payment for sin is death,
this means a spiritual death, eternal separation from God.
But just as God provided a ram
to die in place of Abraham's son,
so He sent Jesus the Messiah to die in our place.
His life, death and resurrection restored
the relationship between God and all those
who put their trust in Him.
Now, those who follow Jesus not only have their sins forgiven,
but are saved from God's eternal judgment.
They are assured of paradise and will live with Him forever.
It is this life and freedom from the guilt and power of sin
that Jesus offers each person today.
This does not mean following a religion but choosing to have
faith in Jesus who says, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come into Him.
This means turning to God and trusting Jesus
to come into our lives, to forgive our sins
and to make us what He wants us to be.
It is not enough to intellectually agree
with His claims,
nor to have an emotional experience.
We receive Him by grace through faith as an act of the will.
When people are ready to become followers of Jesus the Messiah,
they may speak to Him in a simple prayer.
Perhaps you are ready now to open your life to God.
If so, you may join in the following prayer to Him
silently in your heart;
Lord Jesus, I need you.
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.
I confess and repent of my sins.
I open the door of my life
and receive You as my Savior and Lord.
Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life.
Make me the kind of person you want me to be,
as I become one of your followers.
Amen.
Jesus said about His followers, My sheep recognize My voice.
I know them, and they follow Me.
In order to experience the abundant life
which Jesus promised, His followers talk to God
each day in prayer and read or listen to His word.
They tell others about Him and meet regularly
with those who love and follow Him.
Remember His wonderful promise.
All power is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.
Low, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.