Considering who Jesus is - am I ashamed of Him?

 

Not Ashamed

Acts 5:19   After the Apostles had been arrested and jailed, the angel that set them free gave instructions to “go to the temple (the public gathering place) and give the people this message of life”.

At daybreak they went and immediately began teaching.

I thought they might have escaped to Galilee!

Verse 40 – After being flogged and ordered by the council, not to speak in the name of Jesus, they chose to disobey the order and in the temple and from house to house preached “ the Messiah you are looking for is Jesus”.

Wow – how quickly we shrink from public testimony to hide in our holy huddles!

I like the report from 1 Thessalonians 1:8

“And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere.”

Not ashamed to own my Lord

Or to defend His cause!

The death of Jesus Christ

 

“Christ died for our sins” 1 Corinthians 15:3

I sure need this good news. My sins deserve eternal death, but Jesus died for me. He was so holy, so pure, like a lamb white and unblemished. His care for lost people, even sinners was so great that He said “I lay down my life for the sheep” (John 10).

But how could one man pay the debt incurred  by the sins of so many? Let the Bible answer:

“When His soul is made an offering for sin”  (Isaiah 53)

For God was in Jesus Christ, reconciling the world to Himself – how

“For God made Him who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

As I ponder my inability to pay for my sins. It is such a relief to discover the debt is paid by the shed blood of Christ. The promise of eternal life now becomes possible and a home in heaven sure!

Jesus paid it all

All to Him I owe

Sin had left a crimson stain

He washed me white as snow.