Good morning! Because of sin, death is a reality. It was never meant to be that way, but through Adam's disobedience, we all know the consequences of sin. Through Adam, the first man, we all experience death. It is all around us. Jesus came to be the sacrifice for all sin. He paid the cost of sin with His own life and through His blood, atoned for sin. That's why we have to put our faith in Him because He is the only One who was divine, perfect and sinless. It is by His blood

Good morning! Sometimes what keeps people from coming to the cross is a deep understanding of how sinful they are. The closer I draw near to the cross, the more I understand the cost of my sin and see how much of it was in my life. But Jesus is not intimidated by your sin or your inability to live perfectly. His blood speaks a better testimony for you. It intercedes for you in heaven on the mercy seat. I don't care what you have done, He is able to forgive you and set you fre

Good morning! Many people do not understand a believers infatuation with the cross of Christ. It seems foolish to those who have a hardened heart. To us who have received Jesus, it is the power of salvation that redeemed our lives. If you only knew! If you only knew the hell I was going through, the turmoil, the chaos, the torment...If you could see my life then and now side-by-side, you'd see the power of the cross and why we who have experienced the love of Jesus have this

Good morning! Jesus was once asked what the greatest command was. He answered, "To love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. The second is like it, to love your neighbor as yourself." He lumped them together for a reason. Sometimes, people like to do good works to show off how righteous they are. But Jesus said the greatest works we can do is to love God and love others. All the other works we do mean nothing if we miss these two things. What good i

Good morning! Just like sin is the universal condition of mankind, so is the means of salvation. Jesus is the only way. We all have sinned, so we all need forgiveness. It is found in none other than Jesus Christ. I'm glad God doesn't make it ambiguous for us to understand how to be saved. There are not multiple avenues to get to heaven or find salvation. There is one way and one way only. How can there be only one way? Because Christ came and lived perfectly which is unlike a

Good morning! The human ego doesn't like to admit we've done anything wrong. We will go to great lengths to defend our position and justify our behavior. But everyone, rather they want to admit it or not, has all done something wrong. All have sinned. Sin is the universal condition of humanity. We all miss the mark of perfection at some point. You don't have to teach a toddler to lie, they will do it to get out of trouble on their own. They need to be taught how to be truthfu

Good morning! True belief is not by words only, but action. What you truly believe will be known by how you live and what you do. If you truly believe in Jesus, it will be evident by more than what you say. It will be shown by everything you do in life. When you truly believe, everything in your life revolves around that belief. It dictates your frame of mind, frame of living and the behavior you have. Jesus said true belief in Him requires following Him. It means self-denial

Good morning! God's love was demonstrated to us through Christ's death. Seems like a strange way to show love, but sin is costly. So, we not only see God's love, but the cost of sin through Jesus' death on a cross. In order to make us righteous, a payment had to be made to satisfy the cost of sin. A righteous Man (Jesus) paid that price with His own life. An unfair exchange, the righteous for the unrighteous, we gained eternal life through Christ's death. While we were still

Good morning! The first four verses of Hebrews 1 are all one sentence that describe Jesus. In summary of those verses, and much of the entire chapter which lays the foundation for the whole book, makes the claim that Jesus is better. Better than what? Better than everything. He is better than angels, better than humans, better than heaven itself. He is not only the Son of God, but God. His blood is divine which is why it was an acceptable sacrifice to God that would cleanse o

Good morning! The sacrifice of Jesus paid the penalty for our sins. This reconciled us to God satisfying the wrath of God when we believe in Jesus. His death paid for us to have forgiveness for our sins. His resurrection paid for us to have eternal life. He was the first resurrection and will resurrect the righteous dead and catch up in the air those who are still alive when He returns (1 Corinthians 15:20-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). We are saved by His life. Encourage your

Good morning! I have heard thousands of times over the years the plea for people to make Jesus the Lord and Savior of their life. Sometimes, I don't think people understand what that means nor is it explained well what it really means. For Jesus to be Lord and Savior means to completely surrender all your will, desires aspirations and entire life to Him and let Him rule your heart, mind and soul. You put yourself off and put him on. You crucify your own way of life and let Hi

Good morning! Love is sacrificial. Jesus showed us the greatest example of love that has ever been known by laying down His life for the world. As His followers, we should live a life of service laying down our lives for one another out of genuine love. Loving what Jesus loves shows Him we love Him and shows the world we truly belong to Him. Others will know we are His disciples by our love for one another. Love protects. Are you protective of the church or are you joining in

Good morning! Jesus' love is so overwhelmingly great that is compels us to think, act and live differently. He love is so extraordinary and uncommon that it changes all who encounter and receive it. Have you encountered His love? We were all dead in our transgressions because the law judged us, finding us guilty. The penalty for sin is death, yet Christ died for us, being sinless. So, having died for all, and all being guilty deserving death, yet through Him given life throug

Good morning! In Christ, we have everything we need. In Him, all of life exists and consists. All things were created through Him and for Him. By His blood, we have a greater covenant that goes beyond the extent of the law. The law made provision for sin through a sacrifice of an animal to atone for sin. It was merely buried or covered. But through Christ, the Lamb of God, He not only atoned for our sin, but redeemed us from our sin. It is not just covered, but removed throug

Good morning! With all that's going on in the world right now, it's easy to look away from Jesus and get caught up in all the news reports and cares of this world. But, that will quickly have you living in fear, anxiety, uncertainty, hopelessness, despair, anger or depression. It's important to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and the truth of His word lest we get carried away by the troubles of this world. Many people have put their hope in a president and when he does something

Good morning! I'm glad Jesus is our High Priest and the only one needed as a go-between for us and God. I don't have to trust the integrity of another man to go to God on my behalf for forgiveness. Jesus paid it all. Jesus was the ransom for all sin for all people. He went into the Holy of Holies in heaven and put His blood on the mercy seat to atone for all sin. He stands between us and God as the Mediator. We pray to Him, we trust in Him, we let His blood testify for us whi

Good morning! I don't actively look to sin. But, there are times I get in my flesh and have a moment of carnality. Usually, I instantly feel convicted and ashamed of what I did. I ask Jesus to forgive me, restore me and to strengthen me in my weakness. He is faithful to cleanse me of that unrighteousness and put me back on the path. He is forgiving, but that doesn't give any of us the right to willfully sin just because He is forgiving. We should be careful with what we do, s

Good morning! When a sin was committed, the sinner would go to the high priest with a sacrifice to atone for their sin. The high priest would go into the Tent of Meeting into the Holy of Holies once a year to atone for the sin of all the people. He himself had to be upright before God. He had to do everything right or he would be struck down by God's presence and holiness. Then, there would be a strenuous process to pick another high priest. He would make a sacrifice for his

Good morning! In the United States, today is known as "Tax Day" meaning it is the deadline to file your taxes for the previous year. We may not like taxes, but they are a part of life. It's important to put in godly leaders in office so we are not overtaxed into oppression and corruption. Benjamin Franklin was known to have said, "but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." We all know the certainty of taxes and barring Jesus' return, we will

Good morning! It's hard to find joy in suffering or to see it as a privilege. But suffering for Christ is a privilege and an honor. He needlessly suffered for us in our sin; the righteous for the unrighteous. In doing so, we have forgiveness and eternal life. He suffered many things and to share in His suffering is to share in His life. In Revelation 12:11 it says, "And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not