ESOCS Devotional 16 July 2022
TEXT: JOHN 12:37-50
MEMORY VERSE: “And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.” John 12:47 KJV
0 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted lace ”
Jesus is the Saviour of the World. This topic is a very relevant one for our present time, as we witness all the turmoil that is taking place in the world right now – the expected backlash of terrorist attacks, and the threat of war and violent protests all over the world. Added to this are all the crimes, corruption, immoral lifestyle and ungodliness that are obviously increasing at an alarming rate today. These things make it abundantly clear to us that the world we live in is filled with sin.
Sin has been multiplying in this world ever since the time that the first man fell into sin (Rom. 5:12). Isaiah describes it: “All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way.” (Isaiah 53:6) Even from the time a person is born, he already manifests the sinful nature (Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:20). Since all men are born in sin, all without exception, are by nature spiritually dead.
Because of this, we can now see that the greatest need in the world today is salvation from SIN! Without dealing with this root cause of all evil, found in the hearts of men, any attempt to change the world will be absolutely futile.
There is only One who can save the world from sin, and that is Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World. That is what the Samaritans called Him in John 4:42. Jesus Himself stated that He came to this world in order to be the world’s Saviour (John 12:47).
And the way that Jesus saved the world is by making an atonement that is sufficient for the sins of the whole world. That is why John the Baptist called Him, ‘the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world’ (John 1:29). When Jesus was crucified, that one death that He died on the cross at Calvary was sufficient to take away the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2).
Besides making a sufficient atonement for the world, our Lord Jesus has also brought the Light of Life into the world (John 8:12). As the Light of the World, Jesus gives Guidance for Holy Living. This means that He enables us to see how we may be holy in the midst of a world filled with sin.
Without Jesus, our eyes would be completely blinded by the thick darkness of sin that surrounds us. No one would then be able to find the path of holiness, which leads to life. As the Light of the World, Jesus also gives Truth for Enlightened Living. In His Light. we can find all the absolutes that we must live by in a world where there are no absolutes. Jesus also reveals God fully to us, so that we can have a Relationship with God for Blessed Living. Without Jesus, no man can ever know God personally, and live a fulfilling life that is both blessed and complete.
- Jesus, the Saviour of the world is for Every Man.
- Dear Lord, thank you for being my Saviour. Help me to always walk with you.
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FURTHER READING: Numbers 12:1–16; Ezekiel 1:15–22; 1 Timothy 4:1–16
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ESOCS Devotional 16 July 2022
