Greg Laurie Daily Devotion- Dec. 12, 2011

Why Did Jesus Come?

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.  —John 10:10

This has been a busy time of year for almost everyone.  For us as Christians, it’s been a joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus.  We marvel at the fact that God humbled Himself and was born in a cave. But why did He come? 

First, Jesus Christ came to proclaim good news to the spiritually hurting, to preach the good news to us.

He came to heal the broken-hearted.  Medical science has found ways to reduce and even remove pain.  But there is no cure for a broken heart.

Jesus came to set people free who are bound by sin.  Jesus came to open our spiritual eyes to our spiritual need.

He came to lift up those who are crushed by life.  He came to give us abundant life.  Jesus came to lift us from the physical realm of the senses to the spiritual realm to show us that there is more to life.

He came to give His life for us.  Jesus said,  “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).  He came to die.  Jesus Christ came to this earth to seek and save those of us who are lost, just as a shepherd seeks a lost sheep. 

So in all of this hustle and bustle, wrapping paper, mistletoe, and brightly colored lights, let’s get down to the bottom line.  Christmas is about God sending His Son to die on a cross.  He was born to die, to give us abundant life, to give us a life that is worth living.

Summary sentence: Why did Jesus come?

Tags: Christmas, salvation

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