WHY HE CAME 3

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

HE CAME TO DO WHAT NO ONE ELSE COULD DO

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me

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There is no other way to God and salvation other than through Jesus Christ. Jesus is THE way.  He is not a Way or one Way.  He is the only Way to be reconciled to God.

Jesus is the Truth.  The truth is that without Him there is no way to Heaven, no way to be forgiven for our sins, no way to be saved from Hell.  He is the only Truth when it comes to Salvation.

Jesus is Life.  He created all life.  He paid for our eternal life and when we dwell in Him we have abundant life.

Many are not living the abundant Life Jesus would have them to live because their life is not centered around Him.  When we have our primary focus on Jesus, the rest of the world is in balance and our life is abundant.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WHY HE CAME 2

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

HE CAME TO BE THE SINNERS SUBSTITUTE

John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep

God is perfect and He required a perfect sacrifice for the sins of man.  No man could be that sacrifice because no man can live above sin. 

God is merciful and full of grace so He became a man and offered Himself, in the person of Jesus as a Sacrifice for our sins.  As complicated as it sounds it is really simple. 

God loved us enough to provide a way of salvation for us that we could not provide for our self.  That way of salvation is through the fact that Jesus took our sins in His perfect body and took our punishment upon Himself.

We must believe and trust Him to save us.  We can't save ourselves.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WHY HE CAME 1

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Satan is a thief and wants to rob you of your peace, your joy, and to kill your enthusiasm for serving God.  God is aware of our weaknesses and our frailty.  He knows that we can not possibly serve Him in our own power.  He sent us all the Help we need. Let us not forget why he came.

HE CAME TO MEET THE HUMAN NEED

Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

God is very aware of the needs of man and of man's nature to sin.  He has been a witness to man's fallen condition from the beginning.  Man can not redeem himself.  The only hope from man is to turn from his own devices and turn to God to receive His grace through the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.

We can not save our self.  Jesus came because we needed a Savior.  I am thankful for that.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WE MUST HAVE LOVE

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. {2} And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. {3} And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

I usually make a practice after I preach of telling my congregation that I love and appreciate them.  These are not empty words, I really do love and appreciate them and I have loved and appreciated every congregation God has allowed me to minister to.  After I said that one morning a church member told me, "You are the only pastor we ever had that told us he loved us."

I was not only surprised, I was shocked.  The ability and the willingness to love people has been one of the greatest gifts that God has given me in the ministry. 

I have lacked many things in my ministry.  I haven't had the greatest education and this can hinder the ministry.  My speaking ability is a little rough around the edges and to be honest there are a lot of mysteries that I don't understand well enough to explain them to others.  I have only a little faith (I do have it in a Great God though).  So far I haven't bestowed all my goods to feed the poor and I am certainly not in any big hurry to be burned.

Having said all that, the one thing I do have and it has carried me through my entire ministry is a heart full of love for God's people. When I can do nothing else, I can love.  Why should this be so hard?

I am saved because God loved me in spite of everything and I think he has commanded us, "Now you go and share this love with a world who needs it."

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WE MUST DO GOOD WORKS

James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

If we are going to really be fruitful Christians we must do good works. We can talk about our faith, we can tell others how much we believe the Bible and we can even tell others how much difference Jesus has made in our lives. If we fail to put what we believe into practice we are not going to be good witnesses.

We can talk all we want to about forgiveness but if we go around holding grudges all the time we are not very convincing. We can talk about the Golden Rule and how we really believe it but if we fail to treat others as we wish to be treated no one is going to think we really believe it.

Someone was once talking about the different versions and translations of the Bible. A man remarked, "I like my mother's version the best." When he was asked what that version was, he answered, "She translated the Bible into her everyday activities and she truly lived it."

That, I believe is the definition of faith with works. Translate the Bible into your life, and live it.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know. Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WE MUST HAVE FAITH TO PLEASE GOD

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

It is not necessary for us to have a great education to please God. We do not have to have great strength, wealth, or position to please God.  What we do have to have is faith.

We must believe that He Is.

He Is God.
He Is All Knowing.
He Is All Powerful.
He is Able to save to the uttermost.

These are just a few examples of He Is. The more we know about God the greater our faith becomes and the more we are able to please Him by trusting Him.

He is a rewarder of those who really want to know Him.  He wants to be the center of your life.  Faith makes that possible.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.

WE MUST HAVE THE BLOOD OF JESUS

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Man is not now nor has he ever been able to keep the whole law.  The Bible tells us that we have all sinned and that none of us are righteous.  God is a Righteous God and He demanded punishment for sin.  "The wages of sin is death."

Jesus took our punishment in His own body and shed His blood to pay for the sins of the world.  He was perfect yet the Bible says he became the sacrifice for our sins,  he took the punishment and offered His own blood as a sacrifice for our sins.

This may be difficult for us to understand but what it really means is that Jesus took the punishment we deserved and offers us salvation if we believe Him and accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

There are lot of things you might be able to do without but if you are planning on spending eternity in Heaven you must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Please feel free to contact me by email at

shilohkosciusko@gmail.com with questions, comments or even suggestions for further devotional studies.

If you know of someone new to the Kosciusko area and would like for our church to visit them please let us know.  Our prayers are that this devotional ministry will be an outreach to bring people into a closer relationship with Jesus.  I do appreciate you taking the time to read these devotionals and please keep us in your prayers.