Man sinned and as a result he was deprived of the glory of God and condemned to death.
But God established an opportunity for reconciliation between man and Him, when He condemned Satan's destruction and his accursed works and determined the victory of those who love Him and are faithful to Him.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
And that opportunity for reconciliation between man and God is called JESUS CHRIST.
The name JESUS is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua which means God Saves and the term CHRIST is the Greek form of the word Messiah (mashiach) which means THE ANOINTED ONE.
Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Jesus was sent by God, his anointed one, to save mankind from his sins.
He was given the power and authority to save those who accept him as LORD and SAVIOR.
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, the death that entered the world because of sin was destroyed.
1 Corinthians 15:55 Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
As you can see, the very name of Jesus prophesies his work and his authority, for he alone has the power to save man from death and to place him again before God.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
Jesus is God's promise and redemption for man.
All that man lost through sin was restored through the death of Jesus.
Isaiah 25:8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
2 Timothy 1:10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
The price was high, it was the life of the Son of God, an unquestionable price, which Satan will never be able to cancel, because by the blood of the lamb, by the death of the Son of God, our sins, our curses and the death sentences that were upon us, we were annihilated.
1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Do not despise the sacrifice of Jesus, only He can save and it is through this sacrifice that we will achieve salvation and the glory of God.
Receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then the CREATURE OF GOD will become CHILD OF GOD, worthy of the presence of God and your life will be blessed and full of peace.
John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
The Lord bless you and keep you.
Pastor Val Martins