WONDERFUL SAVIOUR
Memorise: For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, the everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Read: Acts 2:22-24; Bible in one year:
Jeremiah 8:18-10:25, Acts 15:36-16:15
A major difference between Christianity
and other religious is the availability of the Saviour for anyone who needs
salvation. As a matter of fact, the essence of true religion is the salvation
that it guarantees. Any religion that does not offer the assurance of
salvation, particularly salvation for sin, is a base contraption. Concerning
Jesus, the Bible in Matthew 1:21 says that:
“And
she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall
save his people from their sins.”
Why is Jesus Christ the wonderful
Saviour? His confessions and testimony about Himself make Him wonderful. No man
ever spoke the words that Jesus did. In John 15:13, He said about His mission
here on earth:
“Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
No man ever did such a thing before Him,
and after Him, nothing of such has happened.
In Acts 2:22-24, Peter plainly declared
the mission, the passion and the perfect atonement that Jesus accomplished for
humankind. Hebrews 9 also corroborates the perfect redemption that Jesus Christ
brought to us. For this reason, the apostle declared in Acts 4:12 that:
“Neither
is their salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
In light of the foregoing, the author of
the book of Hebrews asks this fundamental question:
“How
shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to
be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;”
Hebrews 2:3
The Lord Jesus came with a specific
assignment that distinguished Him from the caricature of religious leaders.
Even the Pharisees admitted that He taught as someone with authority (Luke 4:18-22,
Mark 1:22). Jesus Christ is not only the Saviour of the soul; He delivers the
body from demonic torment too. Those who witnessed His life testified that He
went about doing good (Acts 10:38). My prayer is that if you have not accepted
His as the wonderful Saviour, you will do so today.
Prayer Point
Father, I accept your offer of salvation
through Jesus Christ my Lord today. Receive me and forgive me as I (re)
dedicate my life to you today.
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