For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all…(1 Timothy 2:5-6).
Our opening scripture is about the man, Christ
Jesus: who He is, our conviction of His personality, origin, and purpose.
There’s no other way for human beings to receive salvation and be reconciled to
God except by Jesus Christ. He’s the one who bridges the gap and makes
friendship and peace between God and men. This is our conviction about Christ;
it’s enough motivation to preach the Gospel.
Acts 4:12 says, "Neither is there salvation in
any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved." My conviction of this motivates me to preach the Gospel
around the world. I’m convinced that there’s no salvation in any other, and I’m
inspired and stirred by that thought. Man is doomed without Jesus; therefore,
we can’t be quiet or pretend as though there’s another way. We can’t wait too
long to save souls, for there’s no other way.
Man had become alienated from the life of God
through Adam’s transgression, but Jesus has reconciled us with the Father in
the body of His flesh through death, and presented us holy, blameless
and above reproach to the Father. He gave Himself as the payment for us;
He paid what I owed, that I could never pay. He did the same for everyone in
the world, but many still don’t know it. That’s why we must keep preaching the
Gospel, because until they hear it, they can’t believe it. And if they don’t
believe it, they’ll never be saved.
Make soul-winning your life’s passion; let it be
your greatest and most important goal in life. Having reconciled you to Himself
by Jesus Christ, God has given you the ministry of reconciliation—the task of
making others His friends. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 says, "And all things are
of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us
the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the
world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed
unto us the word of reconciliation."
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the
extraordinary love and affection you displayed towards me, through the
vicarious death of Jesus, so as to bring me into an inseparable union with you.
Thus, I live in glory, fully committed to leading men and women into the warmth
and affection of your salvation and grace, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: Colossians 2:13-14;
2 Corinthians 5:18
1 Year Bible Reading Plan : revelation 2:18-3:1-6 hosea 3-6
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : revelation 11: 1-10 Jonah 1-2
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