Bible Verse of the Day October 21st, 2023

2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

The greatest gift ever known to the world is not gold, silver, fame, or fortune; it is the free gift of Salvation. It comes to us at no cost; however, it came about with a price. Jesus paid the price for our sins on the Cross so we could be justified before a perfect God because we could never stand on our own merits. The Son of God had an unbroken bond with the Father throughout all eternity, but He knew that on the Cross at the time He would take on the sins of the World, the Father could not look upon Him. Christ Jesus knew that He would bear the punishment for your sins and my sins and all past, present, and future sins. Even with this in His mind, our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, laid down and allowed the Roman soldiers to drive in the nails they mistakenly believed would keep Him on the Cross. However, it was not the nails that held our Savior on the Cross; it was the greatest act of love that humankind ever witnessed or will ever behold. He did not go to the Cross grudgingly or hesitantly; He went to the Cross full of a joy that mere human words cannot explain (Hebrews 12:2).

There is no way, in heaven or on earth, that we can gain God’s favor on our own; his grace and favor are exclusively from Him. God has provided all our needs for Salvation by giving His unique Son. Of all the gifts we have received, are receiving, or will ever receive from God, there is no more remarkable display of love than the gift of God’s coequal Son to atone for our sins and the sins of all humankind. When humanity attempts to justify themselves, all the accusations aimed at them come in full force against them. However, by the great love of God for all people that would put His only Son on the Cross, all the allegations and charges are answered by, “it is finished” (John 19:30a). Of all these gifts that we can receive from God, not one compares with the gift of His Son. Some in the world do not adhere to the Substitutionary atonement of Christ. 

The reasons are varied, and some think more highly of themselves than they should (Romans 12:3b). Some think they can do something to merit their salvation and eternal life. When one feels that they must do some work to gain or keep their salvation, they have essentially said that Jesus suffered and gave His life on the cross for nothing. They are trampling underfoot what Jesus so lovingly and willingly did for us when He laid down His life on the Cross of Calvary. There is not just this one gift that God will bestow upon those who follow Him, but many countless gifts. Since God gave us His greatest gift, He will provide us with any other gift or gifts that we need to live a surrendered life to Him. (2 Peter 1:3).