A Mission of Love

“...for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11

God’s mission of love began even prior to the Garden of Eden. Before the foundation of the world and throughout time, He has progressively moved toward one goal - restoration of His original relationship with man.

Before they were banished from the garden, Adam and Eve were provided with a covering of animal skins by God. This act was a foreshadowing of Christ’s atonement for sin and provision of righteousness through the cross.

Hundreds of thousands of sacrifices later, the ultimate Sacrifice came in the embodiment of God’s Son. However, by the time of Christ, the sacrificial system was little more than a religious institution based on laws and traditions.

It had lost its original purpose to bring man humbly before God where he could repent and accept atonement for his sins. Much like visiting a local grocery, animals were brought on the temple grounds and carried to the priest for sacrifice.

A mission of love resulted in God sending His only Son to earth.

Only through Jesus Christ are we restored to our rightful place of fellowship. He is our only sacrifice for sin. When your come to Him, come in thanksgiving and knowledge of what His life, sacrificial death, and resurrection mean. It is the mark of a new beginning.