God Demonstrated His Love

Yeshua Jesus was pure, holy, and perfect in every way. He never sinned, not even one time. Though He was severely tempted, He never gave in. All the rest of us fall so far short that we cannot begin to be compared to Him. He is the only righteous man ever to walk this earth.

And we crucified Him.

His reward for doing God’s will was a bloody Roman cross. Here is the wonder of grace at work: From the murder of a perfect man came God’s plan to rescue the human race.

Messiah died for us while we were “still” sinners.

Out of the worst evil, God brought forth the greatest good. Only God could have done it. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Messiah died for us” (Romans 5:8). Note the little word “still.” We were “still” sinners when Messiah died for us. He didn’t die for us while we were still “congregation members” or “good people” or “law-abiding citizens” or “nice neighbors” or “high achievers,” but He died for us while we were still lost in our sin and far away from God. That’s the truth about all of us. Messiah died for sinners because it is only sinners that can be Refeemed!

How do we come into contact with the benefits of Messiah’s death? Reach out with the empty hands of faith and trust in Messiah as your Lord and Savior. The door to heaven is marked, “For Sinners Only.” If you are a sinner, you can come in. No one else need apply. Messiah died so that sinners like you and me could be redeemed. Here is God’s call to us today: “‘Come now, let us reason together,’ says the LORD. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow’” (Isaiah 1:18).

And here is God’s promise to those who come by faith: “the blood of Yeshua, his Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

Are you a sinner?  If you are a human being then you are a sinner!

Are you a sinner? Then here is some good news for you!: What we could not do for ourselves, God has done for us through the death of His Son. The only thing left is to believe in Him. Let all who read these words take them to heart.   Run to the cross. Turn from your sin, lay down your self-will, and lay hold of the Son of God who loves you and died for you. Cast yourself completely on Yeshua for your salvation. If you trust in Him with all your heart, He will not turn you away. This is the promise of God to all who believe in Yeshua.   May God help you to trust in Messsiah Yeshua as your Redeemer, LORD and Savior.

Written from Pastor Ray Pritchard