June 1  Matthew 1:18-25

When you face difficulties or problems, do you wish for someone to come quickly to your aid? There are difficult problems that people can help us with. But there is one big problem that no one on earth can solve. It’s found deep in every person’s heart; even the youngest child! This problem is sin.

Why is sin such a big deal? Sin separates us from God, and the result is death. God is pure and holy, but we are sinful people. No matter how many good things we try to do, and even if our parents and teachers praise us for being good boys and girls, our hearts remain in the same sinful state of rebellion and disobedience towards God. We are still separated from God our Creator.

Sin is also a big deal because of what it results in. It’s not like paying a $100 fine for doing something wrong, or getting a few demerit points in school. The Bible tells us the wages of sin is death. Sin results in physical and spiritual death. This means that if there’s no one who can take our place to die for our sins, we have to die for our sins ourselves. The penalty of sin is an eternity in hell. Compared to our earthly problems, don’t you think this is of a much greater consequence?

If sin is our greatest problem, shouldn’t we long for someone to quickly come and save us? Truth is, He already has! God loved us so much that He sent Jesus Christ, His only begotten and precious Son, to become a man to die in our place. Pause for a while and think about that.

Can you see how much God loves you? From the very beginning, God planned every detail so that Jesus could be born of a virgin into this world. He obeyed God perfectly, and died for your sins so that you don’t have to. Jesus Himself made the full payment to bring you back to God and to give you everlasting life. Dear reader, only Jesus can save you. Have you trusted in Him to be your personal Saviour? Make your decision today!

What does the name Jesus mean? Unscramble the letters below!

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Thought: Have I trusted in Jesus to be my personal Saviour?

Prayer: Father in heaven, thank you for Your great love to me, to send Jesus to save me from my sins. Help me to trust in You as Lord of my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.