WHY JESUS WAS BORN AND DIED?

BARBARA E. PERKINS

WHY JESUS WAS BORN AND DIED?

God’s word sheds light on why Jesus Christ was born (actually came in the flesh) in 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV), “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”  Dear God, thank You for being longsuffering toward us, not wanting us to die in our sin (nature), but Your promise is to call us to repentance and in right relationship with Yourself through Jesus Christ.  In 1 Timothy 2:4-6 God’s word reiterates His desire for us and why Jesus came in the flesh and died for us, “4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time…”  Heavenly Father, thank You for sending the only One that could that could redeem us back to Yourself—The Man, Christ Jesus!  Why was Jesus born and why did He die?  God’s word says it again in John 3:16-18, a very familiar Scripture passage, “16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.  18 ‘He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’”  How awesome is our God!!!  Jesus Christ is truly the reason for the Christmas season. What a love, to lay down Your life for humanity!!!  He was born and died for you and me. Won’t you accept JESUS, God’s Son and precious gift, into your life?

Would you like to be saved and develop a relationship with God as your Heavenly Father?  If you would, just invite His Son, Jesus Christ, into your heart.  Please pray this prayer:  Dear God, I believe in my heart that Jesus Christ is Your Son.  I believe that He died on the cross, shed His blood, and rose from the grave for my salvation.  I confess Jesus right now as my Savior and Lord.  God fill me with your Holy Spirit so that I can live a life that pleases You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!  If you prayed this prayer and meant it, based on Roman 10:9-10, you are saved.  Welcome into God’s Family!