MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, 2010
“THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE”
BY
DR J ACK GRAHAM
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."
John 3:14-15
When the children of Israel were wandering in the wilderness for 40 years, many were killed by poisonous snakes sent by God because of their rebellion. But in the midst of all of the death and agony, God proposed a solution. He told Moses to take a pole, put a brass serpent on that pole, and lift it up. He said everyone who looked at the brazen serpent upon that pole by faith would live. And so those who were bitten and looked in faith lived (Numbers 21).
That instance from the Old Testament is an amazing picture of what happened when Christ was lifted up on the cross. And today, everyone who looks and believes that Jesus' death atones for his or her sin will be saved and receive eternal life!
Jesus Christ was lifted up in shame before the world. But while the people of Moses' time only had glimpses of God's future plans to send His Messiah to die on the cross, we today are blessed to be able to look back at that remarkable act of love!
God sent Jesus to die on the cross and give you life with Him. So we should continue to look to him as God's gift of eternal life each day!
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND THANK GOD FOR THE WONDERFUL GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE!
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