Is Jesus Christ Your Savior?

"Jesus is not one of many ways to approach God, nor is He the best of several ways; He is the only way."  - A. W. Tozer

I recently ran across a story out of China about a 2-year-old child who, while given his mother's I-Phone to watch videos, ended up disabling, or locking it up, for the equivalent of about 47 years!

In the end, the mother ended up having to do a factory reset which essentially scrubs away all data and settings from the phone, A very similar process occurs when one accepts Christ as their Lord and Savior.

You, I, all of us have sinned; simply and plainly, we are sinners. The Bible tells us as much (Romans 3:10-18). This puts us in a very precarious situation. We deserve nothing less than God's wrath and judgment.

The penalty for our blatant transgressions against God, Our Father in Heaven, is eternal punishment (Romans 6:23; Revelation 20: 11-15). And because of this we need someone to save us; a Savior!

Last week was the Passion Week which culminated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But let's not forget the reason why he came to earth. He came to die in our place as an eternal payment for our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21).

The mother in the story above paid a price for letting her child play with her phone. However, the price Jesus paid was far more substantial and eternally meaningful. He died for our sins. He paid the price that we could never pay ourselves (Romans 5:8).

His rising from the dead (Resurrection) demonstrated that His death was more than enough to pay the price for your sins and mine. He scrubbed us clean from sin. Only Jesus could do this. Only Jesus can be our Savior (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).

Even so, make no mistake that sin still exists in the world, and can overcome us at any time. But because of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, we can ask Him for forgiveness and our sins are forgiven (Matthew 6:12). All He asks from us is to accept Him as our Savior.

Salvation can come no other way except through Jesus Christ (John 3:16). 14th century French theologian John Calvin said, "Since no man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is open to all. There is nothing else to hinder us from entering, but our own unbelief."

Thus, I'll close this week by simply asking you, "Do you trust in Jesus as your Savior?"

Scripture: Galatians 2:21; Psalm 25:5; Romans 1:16; Acts 13:48; John 11:25-26

Prayer: Dear Lord, I have sinned and fall short of Your glory, deliver my life, save me for the sake of Your steadfast love, amen

Have a blessed Monday!

Hailey