Christ is the ransom, you are the kidnapped!

Good morning! Yes, yes, yes,-----another wonderful day to be alive in Jesus. Jesus is the answer for the world today. Politics? No, don't enjoy them. I had an interesting question poised to me: "If you claim to be a Christian, how can you vote for Obama?"

Good question! If you have seen his speech when he refers to Leviticus and Deuteronomy, he did quite well taking scripture out of context. Then, so arrogantly told his audience they needed to read their Bible. He even referred to the Sermon on the Mount and scoffed at this. Think twice. However, if it is all in God's plan it will come to be.

Okay, good news - BIBLE! 1 Peter 1:20 "God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days."

Christ's sacrifice for our sins was not an afterthought, not something God decided to do when the world spun out of control. This plan was set in motion by the all-knowing, eternal God long before the world was created.

What a comfort it must have been to Jewish believers to know that Christ's coming and his work of salvation were planned by God long before the word began. This assured them that the law was not being scrapped because it didn't work but that both the law and the coming of Christ were part of God's eternal plan.

Does God change his mind? I think not! He already knows what is going to happen, how we will react. Did prophets and leaders of ancient world talk God into changing His mind? God already knew what would be say and done. Maybe He is just running us through a test now for bigger tests to come.

Thank you for reading. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny