“Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Jesus came to this Earth to save us.

Maybe you think you don't need to be saved, you don't need to be rescued, you don't need any help.

Friends we all need to be saved because we are all lost. We can't find our way to peace, we can't find our way to purpose, we can't find our way to meaning.

Romans 3:23 says, “All have sinned and fall short of God's glory.”

This means there's no one whose life is acceptable to God.

All of us have a terminal illness called sin, and we need to be saved. Another way the word saved can be translated is healed. We are healed from our terminal illness.

We do things we shouldn't. We say things we shouldn't. We fail to do things we should. We fail to say things we should. In the end, all have sinned and fall short of God's standard of perfection, which is why everyone needs a savior.

Jesus took our punishment for sin on the cross. He paid the price so we could be saved.

It is a gift called grace.

Christ makes us acceptable to God. Jesus offers His grace and forgiveness to any person who would simply accept it. We are saved when we accept Jesus Christ into our lives, when we confess Jesus as Lord, and we believe in our hearts that He rose from the dead.

Lord God,

Thank You for Your Grace.

Amen

— Dennis