READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL GOD’S RESPONSE TO THE CRY OF HUMANITY - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME TUESDAY, 11TH OCTOBER 2016
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men (Luke 2:13-14).
All around us, we see many whose stories depict frustration and despair,
pain and poverty; they’re broken, displaced, and helpless. Some people see this
terrible picture of the needy and ask, “Isn’t there a God? Couldn’t He have
done something?” Yes, there’s a God; and He already did something.
First, He gave us the mind to think about such people, see the state
they’re in, and then imbued us with the ability to pitch in and help. But you
see, much greater than whatever help we could render is what He did in sending
Jesus Christ to the world. Jesus is God’s answer to all of man’s challenges,
the solution to every problem. Man needs much more than food, water, shelter,
medicine and money; man needs divine life. And only Jesus gives that life. He
said, “…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John
10:10 NIV).
Sometimes, you may think if someone had a lot of money, he’d be fine,
but it’s not true. He may still be broken and in pain, even with all the
wealth. Jesus said a man’s life doesn’t consist in the abundance of his
possessions (Luke 12:15). Money doesn’t give life, joy, or peace; but Christ
does. So, everyone needs Jesus; He’s God’s response to the cry of humanity. God
knew that if He sent Jesus to the world, it would be the end of frustration,
misery, sorrow, and darkness for anyone who believes.
This is the reason we preach and teach the Gospel all around the world,
letting men know that it doesn’t matter what their case is; in Christ they have
hope. In Christ they’ve been delivered; they have victory, glory, and life
eternal. It makes no difference where they are in life, if they’d receive
Christ, He’ll usher them into the transcendent life. In Christ, we’re more than
conquerors.
Christ is the answer. He’s the solution that men seek. Get to know Him,
and follow Him in the Word, through the Word, and by the Word; and your life
will be excellent and full of glory.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for sending Jesus to the world as the answer to
man’s cry for salvation, peace, prosperity, and wellness. My eyes are open to
see those in need, and I thank you for making me your outstretched arm of
blessing, and a minister of reconciliation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || 1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath
given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son
hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. ||
|| 1 John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through
him. ||
|| John 10:10 AMP The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and
destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to
the full, till it overflows). ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Colossians 4:2-18,
Isaiah 52-53
Isaiah 52-53
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Hebrews 4:1-16,
Ezekiel 4
Ezekiel 4
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