Let's keep our HOPES on Jesus!

 

Encounter God’s Heart…

Rescuer and Redeemer

The religious people of Jesus’ day were awaiting the Messiah. They were expecting him to be a political leader, freeing the Jewish people from Roman rule and oppression. Jesus did not come to save or overturn earthly systems. He came to bring eternal salvation, opening the way to have uninterrupted connection with God and to enjoy everlasting life with him in heaven. As long as our hopes are set on earthly systems, we will be disappointed. In fact, we may be offended by the actual work of God in the world, as the Pharisees were. The Father cares much more about people than he does institutions. Jesus turned the world, as his followers knew it, upside down. He is Rescuer and Redeemer, and his ways are far better than any nation, government, or council.   Jesus, thank you for coming to show us what the Father is really like. Continue to refine my expectations and ideals in the truth of your love.   From God Is Love written by Brian Simmons

John 3:17 The Passion Translation   “God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!”