''I, the Son of Man, came to look for people who are far away from God. They are in danger and I have come to save them'' - Luke 19:10 (EASY)
During a Military training, the drill instructor threw a stone amongst the recruits and shouted, "Grenade!" The trainees immediately turned and hit the ground. Then, the instructor said "No hero among you. You should have jumped on the grenade to save others?"
The drill instructor's comment above gives a simple insight into what triggered the greatest selfless act in the history of humanity; God ordered His only Son to jump on the grenade that was meant to destroy the human race. Hmm! What a selfless act!
In Genesis 3:1-19, a grenade was thrown into the world when
man erred in the garden of Eden. The grenade was powered to plunge man into
untold agony eternally. Obviously, man was completely helpless until God
finally came to his rescue. God's only begotten Son was sent into the world to
jump on the grenade and rescue man from destruction (John 3:16, 2 Corinthians
1:10)
''He delivered us from such a deadly peril, ... On him we
have set our hope that he will deliver us again''- 2 Corinthians 1:10
Over 2000 years ago, that cruel grenade eventually detonated on the cross of Calvary (Matthew 27:50). The blood of the Son of God who knew no sin was shed for the remission of the sins of the whole human race (Ephesians 1:7). The ultimate price for the redemption of man was paid on that fateful day. And by that singular act of God's selflessness, the narrative of man was completely changed for the better! Glory be to God!
Friends, Jesus Christ has stepped on that grenade of sin,
death, and judgment for you. He took your place on that old rugged cross and
paid for your emancipation with His precious blood. So, you don't need to fear
those grenades again. Just align yourself with the Son of God who came to step
upon the grenade for you. This is the wisest decision anyone can make. Please
make this decision now!
Beloved, are you already saved? Then, you should be super excited
and passionately take advantage of every opportunity you have to tell everyone
about this story of His selfless act. Please tell others about the
saviour who rescued your soul from the grenade of death and eternal agony.
One simple hymn that describes how Jesus stepped on that
terrible grenade is titled: "Jesus Came To Save".
JESUS CAME TO SAVE By Harriet E. Jones
1. Sing the joyful news again
Jesus came to save!
O repeat the glad refrain
Jesus came to save!
Came to cleanse each guilty soul
Came to make the wounded whole:
Came to comfort and control
Jesus came to save!
2. Sing the story o'er and o'er
Jesus came to save!
Sound his praise from shore to shore
Jesus came to save!
Came to succor in distress;
Came the weary ones to bless:
Came to clothe in righteousness
Jesus came to save!
3. Sweetest story ever sung
Jesus came to save!
Praise his name with heart and tongue
Jesus came to save!
Came to lead from byways cold,
Lost ones to his shelt'ring fold:
All its beauty to behold
Jesus came to save!
4. Glory, glory be to God
Jesus came to save!
Spread the wondrous news abroad
Jesus came to save!
Left his shining home above,
All his mighty pow'r to prove:
Just because his name is love
Jesus came to save!
May God rescue everyone who are still a victim of grenades on the road of life before it will be too late in Jesus name, Amen
Good day and God bless.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
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