Acts 13:29-30
"Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead."
NKJV
God's greatest deed met man's greatest need.
When we stop to consider the creation of the world, it is staggering. It is immense and huge and yet intricately beautiful to the smallest detail. Yet for all its wonder and beauty, it was not God's greatest work. His greatest work was the cross. If you were just a bystander on the day Jesus died, you would not have thought it a thing of beauty, yet strangely enough, it was the most beautiful thing ever created. This was a massive display of strength and power yet, at the same time, an overwhelming statement of grace, humility and love. In short, it was the most incredible picture of love this world has ever seen or ever will see. God, who was perfect, reached out to imperfect man so that He could have a relationship with him. Sin was in the way, and it had to be dealt with. God made the way and that way was the cross. This is our greatest need. Food is not the greatest need because there will come a day when we need food no more. Shelter is not the greatest need because we will not live eternally where we are now. The greatest need is to be forgiven and in a right relationship with God. If you are right with God, if you have been forgiven, then you have your greatest need already met. Now may your eyes be opened to those around you who have not had their greatest need met.
Dear Lord,
I thank You that because I asked You to forgive me and I believe in You, You have forgiven me. So often Lord, I think only of my needs. Lord, help me to be thankful that my greatest need has been met. Please help me to consider others in the world out there that have not had the joy of having their sins forgiven. Thank You for the cross and for making the forgiveness possible. Thanks God. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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