Day 3: God's Answer For My Sin Problem!
Because GOD IS HOLY (Perfect and Clean), He is able to make my dirty heart clean. I want Him to help me keep it that way.
Memory verse: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty - the One who always was, who is, and who is still to come. Revelation 4:8, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
Key verse: But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
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In the beginning, God made the world and everything in it. He made light and water, the clouds and the sky, the plants and the trees, and every animal there ever was. He also made the sun, moon and stars. The last thing God made was a man and a woman, Adam and Eve.
God loved all of the things He had made. He especially loved spending time with Adam and Eve. In the evening, He would walk with them and talk about their day. They had nothing to hide from one another because God, being perfect, had made Adam and Eve perfect.
But one day, something dreadful happened. Adam and Eve disobeyed the one thing God had told them not to do. It was the first sin, ever, in the entire world.
That night, when God came to walk with Adam and Eve, they were hiding from Him. They were sad, afraid, and ashamed because of what they had done. God was sad, too. As a consequence, God could not spend time with Adam and Eve anymore. He banished them from the perfect home He had made for them and they had to work harder for the things they needed.
- Adapted from Genesis 1-3.
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Can you imagine what a perfect world must have been like?
We were made to be friends with God. But when Adam and Eve sinned, the entire world changed. It was no longer perfect and clean because of dirty sin. Sin separates us from our perfect and clean God.
In the previous adventure (Part 2: God is Perfect, We Are Not), we learned that sin has a very serious consequence. Do you remember what that consequence is?
The Bible says:
For the wages of sin is death...Romans 6:23, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
We have a sin problem! But since God is perfect, He never changes. He still wants to be our Friend, just like He wanted to be friends with Adam and Eve!
So He made a way to fix our sin problem so we can be friends again:
For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son (Jesus), so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
Jesus, God's Holy Son, died for our sins in our place. He took care of our sin problem once and for all. And Jesus didn't just die; God proved He is the Biggest and the Strongest by bringing Jesus back from the dead!
Christ (Jesus) died for our sins, just as the Scriptures (the Bible) said. He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. - 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
Because God is Perfect, He has the perfect answer to our sin problem!
Maybe you've heard this before. A lot of people know these things, but that's not enough. You must say "Yes" to Jesus!
The Bible says:
But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. - John 1:12, Discover God Bible, (NLT).
Jesus gave you the best gift ever when He paid the penalty for your sin! He saved you! What are you going to do with that gift?
Imagine someone gave you a present, but you never opened it. Does the gift do you any good? No!
Jesus' gift to you works the same way. It's not enough to say you believe in His gift. It's not even enough to be happy about the gift. You have to choose to reach out and accept His gift and trust that it becomes yours!
Do you believe that Jesus, God's only Son, died for your sin and rose from the dead like the Bible says? If you said yes, you can accept His gift to you right now through prayer!
You can pray a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I need You and I want to have a relationship with You. Thank you for dying for my sin and fixing my sin problem. I open the door of my life and accept You as my Savior and King. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me the gift of You being my perfect Friend here and in Heaven. Please take control of my life and help me be the kind of person You want me to be."
"In Jesus' name, Amen."
When you pray and accept Jesus as your Savior, God promises to come into your life! (Revelation 3:20)
NOTE: If you (or someone you know) prayed to accept Jesus as your Savior, you are a child of God! So now what? Getting to know God is a lot like getting to know a new friend- you spend time with Him by reading the Bible, praying to Him, and going to church.
Why does it matter?
Because God is Holy and I am not, only He can fix my sin problem. That's why Jesus, God's perfect Son, is the only answer to my sin problem! I must accept His gift in order to be saved from the consequence of my sin.
Talk with God and Stay Connected to the Vine!
Talk to God and thank Him for His perfect gift of Jesus! Thank Him that you can have a relationship with Him forever -- now and in Heaven!
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