KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Difference
AN ENGLISH WRITER has said, "The early Christians did not go around saying, 'Look what the world is come to...'
Rather they went out with great joy and said to all men, 'Look what has come to the world!'"
There is a great difference between these two attitudes. Yes, the world is in bad shape -- but read the second chapter of Romans and you will find that the world was in an awful condition in Paul's time. Nearly all thoughtful men agree that man is in a terrible predicament, but the unique Gospel of Jesus Christ offers the solution to man's problems. Look! See what has come into the world -- God's revelation of Himself in all His power, wisdom, and love through Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son. This is indeed glorious news! This is a message which we cannot keep to ourselves, but we must tell everybody about it. No wonder Christians are radiant with joy. They have found the treasure all men are seeking. They have seen what has come into the world in the advent of Jesus Christ, and they are working for the advancement of His kingdom until He comes again.
KneEmail: "In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him" ( 1 John 4:9).