Since Adam and Eve, ALL have sinned. Those sins have made us unworthy of being in God's Holy presence and therefore had separated, or made us all "far off," from God. We became dead in our transgressions both spiritually and physically. However, God in his infinite mercy and love for us was not going to allow this to remain. From God's stopping of the death of Abraham's son by substituting the sacrifice with a ram (Genesis 22:12-13), to preventing the death of his people in Egypt with the sacrifice of an unblemished lamb (Exodus12:5), it was predestined that God had a plan for us not to remain separated and not to suffer the consequences of our sins, which is death.
In the fullness of time "His Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14). His plan was to bring us "near," or to reconcile us, to Him by substituting our much deserved death with the undeserved sacrifice and blood of Christ. A plan that was immediately corroborated by the tearing of the veil which led to the Holy of Holies. God's plan for us all is 'JESUS' and this plan is called 'GRACE'.
A grace that was and is still intended to apply to EVERYONE. That's why it may be that at the birth of Jesus, at the birth of this Grace, those who were brought the Good News first were both the uneducated and low status, the shepherds, as well as the educated and high status, the Magi. This grace applies to us All, to Everyone who has faith in GOD'S plan. A plan, when realized, may best be described by John Newton, the musically unschooled but wonderful hymn writer, who wrote:
"How precious did that GRACE appear The hour I first believed".
So this Easter, and everyday, remind yourselves, remind your neighbors, to wake up rejoicing in it's never ending and overflowing abundance because as written by John Newton it is an "AMAZING Grace".
Written by Rocky Lutz
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