“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
John 3:16-17
God gave and sent His only begotten Son to be the saviour of the world. Down through the ages mankind has implemented many plans. Governmental plans for the people so that they might prosper and be protected. Individual plans that might set into motion the potential for success in ones chosen field of employment. I do not dispute the fact that many of these plans have achieved many wonderful things for those who have followed through with them. But, there has never been a plan like the redemptive plan that God offers mankind through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. I want us to travel to three places that Jesus Christ changed forever as He obeyed the Heavenly Father and followed the wonderful plan of salvation for mankind. These three places are forever wedded and should be always celebrated.
Bethlehem- Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” It began in Bethlehem that God in the form of man born of a virgin had left the pureness of heaven and journeyed to earth to make known the good news of salvation.
Gethsemane- Jesus would have a time of prayer before a season of suffering. Matthew 26:36 describes the scene, “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.” Three times in Matthews account the Lord Jesus went off by Himself in the garden to pray. The Lord Jesus knew He would have to suffer, bleed and die on the cross. The heaviness of such a time could never be known by any of us. How thankful we all should be for Jesus’s obedience in such a time.
Calvary- The greatest victory of all time was won on the cross on that bloody hill. From tragedy came triumph in that the death of Christ was sufficient in paying the debt of mankind for the price we all owe for our sins. The sacrifice was sufficient and the words of Christ from the cross should ring in our hearts each and every day as reminder of what He has done for us, “It is finished.”
John 3:16-17
God gave and sent His only begotten Son to be the saviour of the world. Down through the ages mankind has implemented many plans. Governmental plans for the people so that they might prosper and be protected. Individual plans that might set into motion the potential for success in ones chosen field of employment. I do not dispute the fact that many of these plans have achieved many wonderful things for those who have followed through with them. But, there has never been a plan like the redemptive plan that God offers mankind through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. I want us to travel to three places that Jesus Christ changed forever as He obeyed the Heavenly Father and followed the wonderful plan of salvation for mankind. These three places are forever wedded and should be always celebrated.
Bethlehem- Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” It began in Bethlehem that God in the form of man born of a virgin had left the pureness of heaven and journeyed to earth to make known the good news of salvation.
Gethsemane- Jesus would have a time of prayer before a season of suffering. Matthew 26:36 describes the scene, “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.” Three times in Matthews account the Lord Jesus went off by Himself in the garden to pray. The Lord Jesus knew He would have to suffer, bleed and die on the cross. The heaviness of such a time could never be known by any of us. How thankful we all should be for Jesus’s obedience in such a time.
Calvary- The greatest victory of all time was won on the cross on that bloody hill. From tragedy came triumph in that the death of Christ was sufficient in paying the debt of mankind for the price we all owe for our sins. The sacrifice was sufficient and the words of Christ from the cross should ring in our hearts each and every day as reminder of what He has done for us, “It is finished.”
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