Why Did He Do It?

Jesus is the object of our faith.   He is truly worthy of our faith. He is the door to our salvation and the immense blessings God has in store for us.  When we believed in Him and received Him as our Lord and Savior, we did so by faith.  By placing our faith in Christ, we received not only the blessings He has planned for us, but His very life.

Before coming to Christ, we were dead spiritually. Paul explains in Ephesians 2:1, “Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins.” We could not do anything to change our situation any more than a dead body can get up and dance. Yet Paul continues with this amazing declaration: “God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so very much, that even while we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead … For He raised us from the dead along with Christ” (Ephesians 2:4–6).

A Hindu man heard about Jesus, but he could not comprehend how the great Creator God of the universe could stoop to become a human being. He wondered why God would want to humble Himself to that extent. Because of his religious background, this man had a profound reverence for life. One day as he was walking in a field, he came upon an anthill. He stopped in wonder to observe the activity of these amazing creatures.

Suddenly, he heard the noise of a tractor plowing the fields. He looked up and saw that the plow would soon destroy that anthill. The ants’ home would be gone and thousands would be killed. He was frantic. He wanted to save them. He thought, I could write a warning in the dirt, but they would not know how to read it. I could shout to them, but they would not know what I was saying. The only possible way I could communicate with them would be to become an ant myself!

In that moment he saw why God, the Creator of the universe, had made such an incredible sacrifice to become one of us. The God-Man, our Lord Jesus Christ, died on the cross to save us from being plowed under by sin.  Paul tells us, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life” (Galatians 3:11).

I am the door.  If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved (John 10:9)

Today’s application: Every time you see an anthill, think about that Hindu man, and thank God that Jesus came to live among us and rescue us from destruction.

Additional reading: Ephesians 2:8-9.

By Bill Bright

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