Why Choose Jesus?
"For the Son of Man has come to
seek and to save that which was lost."
Luke 19: 10
A consistent theme of the Bible is God’s
desire to dwell among His people.
His presence in the Garden of Eden is continued by His presence in
the tabernacle, the temple, and “temple[s]” of Christians (1 Corinthians
6:19) and the Church (Ephesians 2:22). Most significantly, God came to
earth in the Person of Christ and “tabernacled” (dwelt) among us
(John 1:14).
Why the Incarnation of God in human flesh? What did Jesus come
to earth to do? While multiple reasons could be cited, Jesus’ own
words provide the simplest, and best, explanation: “For the Son of
Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost”—another
consistent theme through Scripture.
From Eden on, God has been seeking His people. In Jesus, God
came not only to dwell in our midst but take upon Himself the full
weight of sin caused by man’s rebellion against Him. To that end,
Jesus “became obedient to the point of death, even the death of
the cross” (Philippians 2:8).
Have you placed your faith in the One who
paid for your sin? Having died for us,
our
response is to live for Him.
"The atonement is the real
reason for the Incarnation."
James Montgomery Boice
