Today is the day to
read the simple and profound Gospel truth. It is straightforward. It is what
Jesus has done for you and for me. It is a gift. You don’t need to jump through
hoops, go through a daily ritual, follow impossible rules pray at certain times
of the day or go to church every week. God doesn’t go by rules. He meets us
right where we are. He offers his heart. He gave everything for us. The apostle
Paul writes the words of the Gospel for us. He was a religious leader, a Jew
above Jews, a master of the law until one day his life was changed on the road
to Damascus, when Jesus showed him the truth.
For what
I received, I passed on to you as of first importance, that Christ died for our
sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas and then
to the twelve. After that he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers
and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have
fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:3-6
The Gospel, pure
and simple. Christ came to earth, born of a virgin, fully God and fully man,
and willingly went to the cross to pay the price for each one of us. The
perfect, sinless man, bearing the sins of the world. He was buried and three
days later rose again. Hundreds witnessed him after the resurrection, a promise
of life eternal, when each of his believers, will have bodies like his, able to
eat and drink and walk and talk! What do we do with this Gospel?
Join me tomorrow.
Jesus,
We thank you for moving from the glories of heaven to be
earth-bound as one of us. Thank you for taking our sins upon yourself and for
rising from the dead. You overcame death for us! It is almost too much to take
in. Help our unbelief.
Amen
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