Post by Don Gieseke on Dec 24, 2020 12:18:08 GMT -6
Thursday, December 24
Into the World
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
1 Timothy 1:15
On fourteen different occasions, the Bible says that Jesus came “into the world.” He wasn’t simply born. He left heaven and came into the world. The Lord Himself said, “I came forth from the Father and have come into the world” (John 16:28). He told Pontius Pilate, “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37).
Only Jesus would say something like that, for He knew His eternal origin and His divine mission.
The apostle Paul picked up on this phrase when he gave his testimony to Timothy, saying, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Timothy 1:15).
Jesus came into the world, that He might come into your heart. And He comes into your heart that you might come into His kingdom. The apostle John wrote, “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9).
That’s God’s gift to us.
Into the World
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
1 Timothy 1:15
On fourteen different occasions, the Bible says that Jesus came “into the world.” He wasn’t simply born. He left heaven and came into the world. The Lord Himself said, “I came forth from the Father and have come into the world” (John 16:28). He told Pontius Pilate, “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37).
Only Jesus would say something like that, for He knew His eternal origin and His divine mission.
The apostle Paul picked up on this phrase when he gave his testimony to Timothy, saying, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Timothy 1:15).
Jesus came into the world, that He might come into your heart. And He comes into your heart that you might come into His kingdom. The apostle John wrote, “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9).
That’s God’s gift to us.