The World Needs Jesus

  What better time than now for the remembrance and celebration of Jesus’ sacrifice for us on a cross to save us from our sins? And boy, do we need saving. We need Jesus.

  Recent headlines of chemical attacks on innocents and live streaming murders weighs heavy. It sure seems like violence and evil among our fellowman is rising to a full boil. Story after story of humans hurting humans has become a daily occurrence. We need Jesus.

  When God made the earth and placed Adam and Eve in the garden, it came as no surprise to Him that we would need Jesus. Adam and Eve made an independent choice that separated them from God and left its mark on the whole of humanity. We opened the door to sin and in return, our gracious God opened the door to salvation.

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” John 10:7-10

  Sin comes in many forms. It can come hard and violent like murder and it can come quietly like a whisper of gossip. Sin is sin regardless of its manner of style. Which is why we all need Jesus. From the evil dictator committing horrendous acts of violence to the soccer mom making a snide remark against another, the world needs Jesus.

  Jesus is a necessity, but He is also a choice. You and I and the rest of the world need Him, but we have to choose Him. Jesus is free for the asking but we have to ask.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7,8

  Jesus freely gives us life because He freely gave His. The world is hurting and walking in darkness. The world needs Jesus.

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12

Dina Pugh