Our Greatest Need

There seems to be a growing anger and hatred going on in our world these days.  We are living in extremely dark and troubling times.  There was yet again another shooting on Saturday.  This time it was against Jewish people who were gathered in their synagogue too worship.  The man who committed this horrible crime expressed his hatred towards the Jewish people on social media before the rampage.

My prayers go out to the families that lost loved ones and those who were injured in this senseless act of violence.  I am very sorry that the hearts of many people have become so very hardened and all they can seem to do is hate.

We live in a fallen and sinful world.  Many people wonder what the problem is and what can be done about it.  The true problem is one of the heart.  We people have a heart problem.  The problem isn't just in one group of people or certain people, but the heart problem lies within me, you, and everyone.

We have all been born into this world with a sin nature.  Our hearts are bent away from the true living God, the Lord God Almighty.  We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of His glory.  We have all broken God's law.  We are all law breakers.  We have all broken the ten commandments in either thought or deed.

What we need is a Savior.  We need a Messiah and thankfully God in His infinite wisdom provided just the One for each of us.  God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into this world under the law.  Jesus lived a perfect life without sin.  Jesus never broke the law.  He is the only one that has ever kept the law perfectly.  Jesus went to the Cross and laid down His life for my sins and your sins as well and for the entire world.

God is an Awesome God.  Jesus rose from the dead on the third day to show us He is the Son of the living God.  Jesus is at the right hand of God the Father and One day He will come back to fully establish the Kingdom of God to this earth in full completion.

We must acknowledge that we are sinners and that we can't save ourselves.  There is not one of us that is good enough to save ourselves.  We need a Savior and thankfully God has provided us with One in the Lord Jesus Christ.  We must receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved from the coming wrath and judgment.  When we receive Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us to help us in our journey here on the earth.

Jesus is the answer to our broken hearts and He is the answer to our heart problem as well.  Times are tough and things are dark.  We don't know what will take place next, but we can rest in the promises of Jesus Christ our Lord and we can trust that He will protect us and be with us each step of the way until we see Him in Glory in Heaven.

We believers in Jesus Christ need to proclaim the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.  We must stand firm to the truth of His Word.  Things will grow from bad to worse in this increasingly dark world, but we must remember of the Living Hope with have in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord,
You are our greatest need.
We praise Your Name.
Help this world for it so badly needs You Lord.
Come soon Lord
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.