THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 308

To mankind was born a Saviour who is Christ the Lord. This same Christ the Lord shall be called wonderful. He shall be called counsellor. He shall be called the mighty God. He shall be called the Everlasting Father. He shall be called the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Like stated in the scriptures, I the Lord your God have become your Saviour! The Word of God was veiled in flesh. We have touched and we have handled the Word of Life - for the Life of God was manifested in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) Therefore, we have seen with our eyes that eternal life which was in the Father.

In this context, JESUS is not a representative of God. Neither was JESUS a god. Rather, the Word of God has come from God to man. The WORD of God does not come out from man. If that be the case, why is man so determined to tell God what He - God really meant to say? We can see the writing on the wall once again when we read that yet another translation of scripture is to be published. Unfortunately, this new published version is going to dismiss JESUS as a Son and JESUS as a Father. In short, Christianity is about to be relegated to the rank of man made interpretations that do not accurately portray the original good news gospel message in the Bible - the message that transcends generations - that is, God became human because He loved us so much! God was manifest in the flesh. But I digress from my original point.

Religion as an institution has become man’s attempt to climb up to God. Christianity on the other hand is God reaching down to man. Religion is man working to obtain salvation on the basis of man’s merit and good works. Whereas Christianity is our recognition that even though we desire to do that which is good, we does not have the wherewithal to attain this desire. Instead, man’s feet is stuck in the mud that is akin to a sinful nature. This is why we need a Saviour.

The problem is that all men (and women) are in the same predicament. There is none who are righteous. Fair speeches, good looks, wealth - none of these attributes or characteristics determine righteousness. And regardless of man’s religious endeavours, all men know that sacrifice and offerings do not remove the awareness of sin - past or present.

The reality is that every man and woman needs a Saviour. All of us are tainted with sin and as a consequence, we are all similarly doomed. This is why a Saviour cannot be one taken from Adam’s natural blood line. A Saviour must be of another blood line - a pure blood line. This is where God in His love, mercy and compassion steps in.

AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND
THAT SAVES A WRETCH LIKE ME
I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW I AM FOUND
I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE ...

GOD veiled Himself in flesh. GOD was found in fashion as a man - a new pure blood line - the child born JESUS the Christ being the Seed of the Holy Spirit of God, becoming man’s only Saviour. Indeed, there is no other means whereby man can be saved. There is only one Saviour!

I THE LORD YOUR ONLY GOD HAS BECOME YOUR ONLY SAVIOUR
LOOK TO ME ALL YOU PEOPLE AND BE SAVED ...

In the Old Testament, Moses lifted up the serpent on a pole in the wilderness. Likewise, the Son of man (GOD WITH US AS A SON) was lifted up in the New Testament. He did this so that everyone who looks upon JESUS nailed to the cross at Calvary could be saved, healed, and delivered. Peace to all in JESUS NAME!