In this fallen world, for so very long, the poor were without hope, the hungry were without sustenance, the mournful had only their tears, and the persecuted only their suffering. But Jesus has now come, the Savior has now appeared, God’s Kingdom has now begun.

“At the center of true religion is God Himself – His love for us, answered by our love for Him.”

The concept of sin is a tough sell in this day and age. In many of the seeker-sensitive megachurches that have sprung up like mushrooms over the last couple of decades, one can go years without even hearing the word “sin”.

“Have you ever felt Jesus’ hand upon your shoulder? Have you ever felt His eyes looking upon you in compassion and in love? For you, too – we, us all – are precious in His sight.”

The only way a sinner can stand in the presence of God and live is if, by some miracle, God has come to that sinner to show mercy, to take what is unclean and make it clean, to take what is marred by sin and make it holy.

The only way a sinner can stand in the presence of God and live is if, by some miracle, God has come to that sinner to show mercy, to take what is unclean and make it clean, to take what is marred by sin and make it holy.