PONDERING: JESUS CAME

 

PONDERING: JESUS CAME

Psalm 119:59 I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your statutes. NLT

It is good for the soul to stop and ponder over why Jesus came. Yes, we know that Jesus came to go to Calvary and die for our sins. But, when He did that, so much more happened that we don’t often think about.

Jesus came to our way to God. John 14:6 Any other way to God concocted by man leads the soul to hell. Jesus is not one way to God, He is the only way to God.

Jesus came to be our truth source. He is all you will ever need to know about God. He is the perfect revelation of who God is. Heb. 1:1-4 We will never be able to comprehend the magnitude and glory of God, but in Christ, we can know the heart of God for us and what we need to be like in order to make it to heaven.

Jesus came to be our life source. There is no life with God apart from a personal relationship with Christ, There is absolutely nothing we can do to please God and be accepted by Him apart from Christ.

Jesus came to be a beacon of light in this dark world. He is the light of the world. Apart from Him, there is utter darkness. Apart from Him, the soul is desperately wicked. He is the only way out of the darkness that enshrouds the world.

Jesus came to the way for us to be made acceptable to God, our righteousness and holiness before God. I Cor. 1:30

Jesus came to be our advocate before God. He stands before God on our behalf and us His children. He stands between God and us so that there will be no more condemnation for our sins when we live in Him. Rom. 8:1

Jesus came to set us free from sin’s death grip. John 8:32,37; I Cor. 15:54-57 We are no longer slaves to sin and bound for hell. We no longer are compelled to sin. We are set free to live in God’s love with hearts filled with joy and peace!

Jesus came to give us not only life, but life more abundantly. John 10:10 Living in Christ on earth is but a little bit of a taste of what awaits us in heaven. He has so much to give us if we will but let Him give it to us with open and humble hearts before Him.

Jesus came. Hallelujah! What a Savior!