Hello, dear readers. Today I want to share with you a message that is very close to my heart. A message that has transformed my life and can transform yours too. A message that comes from the Bible, the word of God.
You see, the Bible tells us that we are all sinners, meaning that we have disobeyed God and broken his laws. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Sin separates us from God, who is holy and perfect. Sin also brings death and judgment, both in this life and in the life to come. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
But God loves us so much that he did not leave us in our sin and misery. He sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Jesus paid the penalty that we deserved, so that we can be forgiven and reconciled to God. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) Jesus also rose from the dead, proving that he has power over sin and death. “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” (Matthew 28:6)
The Bible says that if we confess our sins to God and believe in Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we will be saved. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9) “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) We will receive God’s grace and mercy, and become his children by adoption. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12) We will have a new relationship with God, a new identity, a new purpose, and a new hope. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
