TOPIC: A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION
Bible Reading: Leviticus 20-21; Matthew 28
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” – Romans 3:23-24 (KJV)
It doesn’t matter if people are rich or poor, powerful or common, educated or illiterate, weak or strong, the sin nature and its antecedents is something that cannot be taken away by education, money or some work of charity. The only solution to this universal problem called sin is the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. This is what makes the church and the gospel message relevant in any nation. We have the solution that governments and institutions cannot provide. Governments can make laws but only God through the gospel can change lives and bring peace to the hearts of men.
The reason Jesus died for the whole world is because the whole world was born into sin and came short of God’s glory. The whole world regardless of creed, color or race needs a savior and that savior is Jesus. Through His sacrifice on the cross, every man and woman regardless of his/her status and where he/she lives can enjoy redemption and be justified freely by simply believing. (Romans 3:24)
The greatest blessing of God is the forgiveness of sins outside our works or self-efforts and because sins are eternally forgiven every other thing like healing, prosperity, protection etc. flows freely into our lives. Romans 4:7 says, “Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered,” because when sins are forgiven, every other blessing flows into people’s lives. The forgiveness of sin is like the gate that when opened, every other thing flows through.
Thank God today because you have been freely forgiven of all your sins and God has given you a mandate to go and tell others that they have also been freely forgiven too. As a child of God, you have the universal solution to the universal problem in the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Refuse to be quiet, share the gospel with someone today.
PRAYER: Father, I thank you today for I am eternally forgiven because of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
Pastor Alfred Samuel