Kerusso Daily Devotional
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Kerusso Daily Devotional
Teacher. Son. Savior.
Kerusso exists to tell people about the Good News of Jesus Christ, but somehow in our information-jacked world, culture has moved further away from understanding who the most famous person in history really is.
Millions of books and articles have been written about a carpenter who lived in the Middle East 2000 years ago, and Jesus has been identified as anything from a desert mystic to God Himself.
Historically, He was born into a Jewish family in Judea at the time the Roman Empire controlled the area. Born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, Jesus was 30 before He gained a reputation as a great teacher. But He was much more than that. The Bible tells us that He was sent into the world by God the Father, to stand in our place and take the penalty for our sin.
According to Genesis, man defied God’s template for living and because He is holy, God requires that someone is accountable for sin. Had Jesus not entered the world, we’d be left without a way to reconcile with God. Long story short, Jesus Christ is much more than just a wise teacher. He’s also the Son of God.
The Bible also tells us Jesus is one with the Father. Remember, when Moses encountered God in the burning bush, he asked God how to identify Him to the people. And God replied, “I am who I am.”
And that was in the Old Testament. In John 8:58, in the New Testament, Jesus tells the people, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” Jesus Christ is a divine being.
John 1:29 says, “The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.’” This description of Him is not embraced by most people around the world. The Bible tells us that man’s heart is wicked. It isn’t like billions are rushing to churches so that they can have their sins forgiven. The human mind and heart don’t want to focus on the messier side of the gospel. We’re imperfect. We sin. And our sin is an offense to God. Who wants to hear that? We don’t want to be told that we’re not good. We want to be told we’re good, and worthy of God’s love.
And the Good News, the gospel in the person of Jesus Christ, is that we have the pathway to be like Him. Romans Chapter Eight tells us that it is God’s desire that we become like Jesus, and that’s a goal worth reaching for.
Let’s pray.
Father, thank You for providing us with Your word, that tells us exactly who Jesus is and what His life means to us. You could have abandoned us to sin, but You didn’t. The praise and the glory belong to You alone. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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Caruso exists to tell people about the good news of Jesus Christ, but somehow in our information-jacked world, culture has moved further away from understanding who the most famous person in history really is. Millions of books and articles have been written about a carpenter who lived in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, and Jesus has been identified as anything from a desert mystic to God himself. Historically, he was born into a Jewish family in Judea at the time the Roman Empire controlled the area. Born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, jesus was 30 before he gained a reputation as a great teacher, but he was much more than that. The Bible tells us that he was sent into the world by God, the Father, to stand in our place and take the penalty for our sin. According to Genesis, man defied God's template for living, and because he is holy, god requires that someone is accountable for sin. Had Jesus not entered the world, we'd be left without a way to reconcile with God. Had Jesus not entered the world, we'd be left without a way to reconcile with God. Long story short, jesus Christ is much more than just a wise teacher. He's also the Son of God. The Bible also tells us Jesus is one with the Father. Remember when Moses encountered God in the burning bush, he asked God how to identify him to the people and God replied I am who I am. And that was in the Old Testament, in John 8.58. In the New Testament, jesus tells the people Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. Jesus. Christ is a divine being. John 1.29 says the next day, john saw Jesus coming toward him and said look the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This description of him is not embraced by most people around the world.
Speaker 1:The Bible tells us that man's heart is wicked. It isn't like billions are rushing to churches so that they can have their sins forgiven. The human mind and heart don't want to focus on the messier side of the gospel. We're imperfect, we sin and our sin is an offense to God. Who wants to hear that? We don't want to be told that we're not good. We want to be told we're good and worthy of God's love. And the good news, the gospel in the person of Jesus Christ, is that we have the pathway to be like him. Romans chapter 8, tells us that it is God's desire that we become like Jesus, and that's a goal worth reaching for. Let's pray. Father, thank you for providing us with your word that tells us exactly who Jesus is and what his life means to us. You could have abandoned us to sin, but you didn't. The praise and the glory belong to you alone, in Jesus' name, amen.