All for your consideration.
There are no lengths he has not gone to find you. Not just sweeping the house, not just searching the hills for a sheep; God came from heaven to earth. The Son of God Jesus Christ took on flesh to find his lost. He came from glory and bliss to homeless rags. And even that wasn’t far enough.
If you are waiting for your own kingdom to fix all the problems we face, don’t hold your breath. Any kingdom under the sun is ultimately a part of the problem. What we need is a new kingdom to break in and free us from Satan. That’s the reason Jesus Christ came.
According to the God of the Bible, dignity isn’t something you earn based on your wealth or merit—it’s something you’re given. By your very existence, the mere fact that you are a human means that you are an image-bearer of God and have dignity. You have intrinsic value and worth.
The Bible gives us several pictures of the resurrected Jesus in all his glory, and the amazing thing is, he still bears his scars. They’re no longer a source of pain or shame, they are a constant proclamation of his glorious love. He wears them like a trophy.
Heed Paul’s warning. Flee from justification by works. Don’t jump off that bridge. The false gospel is no gospel at all. Instead, look to Jesus. Right there, at the heart of our gospel, is the Son of God, who loves you and gave himself for you.
Many of us feel a sense of dread when it comes to work, even if we really like what we do. Why is that? And what hope do we have to find satisfaction?
What if we could face all the changes life throws at us without any fear? What if that were possible? Our passage today shows us that it is—and in fact, Jesus shows us how.
You and I are living “on the clock.” How can we arrive at a satisfying life in the face of death? Moses gives us an answer in Psalm 90.
If you are a believer, if you call Jesus your Lord and savior this morning, you are already at the heart of the greatest rescue story imaginable.
Every square inch of creation is corrupted, from the depths of space to the depths of our hearts—it’s all come under judgement. How is Jesus going to solve all of this? How in the world is Jesus’ judgement our hope?