Made Right with Jesus
Bible in a Year : Genesis 43-45, Matthew 12:24-50
Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2
Today's Scripture & Insight : 2 Corinthians 5:21-6:2
“We’re ready to board our flight to Montego Bay,” came the announcement. I was traveling as a speaker for and leader of a high school group on a missions trip to Jamaica. I reached into my backpack for my boarding pass and passport—and panic hit. My passport was gone!
Our group boarded the plane without me, and I faced four days of frantic efforts trying to get a new passport. After hundreds of phone calls, a fruitless trip to Washington DC, a long drive back to Grand Rapids, Michigan, two days in a nearby city, and the help of our local congresswoman’s office—I finally got a new passport and could join my group in Jamaica.
A passport. A simple little book—but my only guarantee to where I wanted to go. As hard as I worked to get that new document, its value pales in comparison to something that will determine our eternal destination: faith in Jesus, which is the only guarantee of receiving salvation from our sins and new life in Him.
Scripture says, “Now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Paul was describing the reality that the dawn of salvation arrived in Christ. By believing in Him, we can experience God’s love and His redemptive, restoring work in all creation. Today, let’s make sure that we truly know what it means to “be made right with God through Christ” (5:21 nlt).
By: Dave Branon
Reflect & Pray
How has Jesus provided the way for you to receive salvation? What does it mean for you to trust Him as your Savior?
Dear Jesus, thank You for providing the way for me to receive salvation from sin and death.
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