Bible Reading: Numbers 16-17; Matthew 28:1-10
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23
It doesn’t matter if you 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 that understands the gospel message relevant in any nation. The gospel 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 hearts.
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 needs a saviour and that saviour 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. “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” Romans 3:24
David in all his wealth, influence and fame defined the blessing as the forgiveness of sins. “Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” – Romans 4:6-8
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 – healing, prosperity, protection etc. flows freely into our lives. The forgiveness of sin is like the gate that when opened, every other thing flows through.
The gospel of what Jesus has done for man is the only universal solution to the age long universal problem. 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 been forgiven too. As a child of God, you have the universal solution to the universal problem of the world in the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Refuse to be quiet, share the gospel with someone today.
Prayer: Father, I thank you for the sacrifice of Your son Jesus Christ on the cross for my justification.
Pst Alfred Samuel