Jesus Saves

This week has been a really busy week for myself and many other people as well.  I have been working at my job during the day then at night I have been volunteering at the Vacation Bible School for about an hour and a half at night since Sunday.  Tomorrow night is the last night.  It has been a great experience.  Last year I did the security detail which meant walking around the grounds and make sure no extra creepy people come on the scene.

This year I volunteered taking photos of everything that was going on and I was given the opportunity to do the Spotlight Story that runs at the end of every night which was really cool.  I had to take pictures of the children and some crew leaders in certain poses and there would be a slide show and the pictures would correspond to a Bible story that was being told that night.

I usually just take pictures of wild life and landscapes so this was rather outside of my comfort zone, but I felt like the Lord wanted me to do this and it has seemed to go well after a few glitches early on.  The Lord provided the help I needed to accomplish the project and I pray that He will get all the credit and glory for it.  God is good and He will provide for us.

The theme all week has been that Jesus rescues us when we are lonely, worried, when we face storms in our lives, and He also rescues us from sin.  We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of the glory of God.  Our hearts are bent away from God even as we are born into this world.  We are all deserving of being separated from God and placed into a literal hell for ever.

God doesn't want anyone of us to go to hell and be separated from Himself so He sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to the earth on a rescue mission.  God demonstrates His love toward us by sending Jesus to earth to live a perfect and sinless life.  Jesus went obediently to the Cross and died for our sins past, present, and future.  Jesus shed His own blood for our sins.  Jesus took the punishment that you and I deserve.  God raised Jesus to life on the third day thus conquering death.  Jesus is at the right hand of the Father in Heaven and one day Jesus will return to this earth and bring the Kingdom of God to full completion.

We must repent of our sins.  That is we are to recognize and agree with God that what we do is wrong and we want to be right with God.  The only way we can receive forgiveness of our sins and have a place in Heaven is for us to confess to the Lord that we have sinned and then we must receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

The children tonight were given the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and I pray that many did.  I would ask that you would pray for those who received Jesus and that they would continue to grow in their faith in Him.

We are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus our Lord.  When we come to know Jesus as our Lord and Savior then the Holy Spirit comes to indwell within us to help us to grow Spiritually and to be more like Jesus.

Lord,
You are Holy and I praise Your Name.
Lord, I pray for the children that have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
I pray they will grow in their faith and that they would tell others what You O Lord have done for them.
I pray for traveling mercies and for the test my mother has tomorrow.
Thank You Jesus for be an Awesome loving God.
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen.