Have you ever wanted to ask God, "Why?"
Thirteen year old Logan Henderson of Whitman, Nebraska,
did just that. He prayed and asked God why his special new born calf
broke it's back so it had to be put down. And Logan heard a special
response from God.
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Remember Logan's statement he heard from God, "My Son was special
but He died for a purpose." It reminds me of one of the most treasured
verses in Scripture, "For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send
his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the
world through him" (John
3:16-17). Jesus did come for a purpose.
The primary purpose is stated clearly in 1 John 2:2, "He
is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours
but also for the sins of the whole world."
Jesus said of Himself in John 14:6, "I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me." God paid an incredible price for relationship
with us through the suffering and death of His only Son. He
wanted to redeem us and break the power of sin in our lives.
Some in our culture want to say there are
many ways to God, but Jesus made it crystal clear that the
only way to God was through Him. Why? Because, as the Scripture says
above, "He is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins." Without Jesus' shed blood, our sins
are not atoned for. Hebrews 7:24-25 says, ". . . because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them." So not only are we able to come to God because of Jesus shed blood to cover our sins, but Jesus is interceding for us on an ongoing basis.
Have you put your faith and hope in Jesus'
atoning sacrifice for you? If you have, you "will not perish but have eternal
life." If you haven't, God is waiting for you with open arms.
I urge you to make that choice today, you'll never regret it.
Your Brother in Christ,
Russ
Russ & Janelle Hansen
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