Day 77: In Need of a Savior

Reading: Psalm 35:1-10

We are in need of a Savior. As my favorite artist, Lecrae puts it: "I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a savior"
One thing we can do as Christians is be humble enough to cry out to God when we face times of trouble. We can admit we are in need of a savior. When we do that, we rely on Him and go to Him in times that seem rough. Just the label you carry as a Christian can bring about enemies in your life. But when we focus on the one thing that matters most to us as Christians, we can be pulled up by our Savior quickly. And we can praise Him in all times.


Reading: Luke 2:21-40

When Joseph and Mary took Jesus to be presented at the temple, as was custom of the time, we read how a man named Simeon came to bless Him. Through the words Simeon says, we see the importance of Jesus' coming both now and in the troubling times in Israel. Jesus was a glimpse of God, and we look to Him as our example. When we look to our Savior, we find peace, as Jesus brought and brings to many. We also read though, that He causes many to rise up and many others to fall. There is a fullness of grace and truth in Jesus too, as we are to carry out in our lives. Jesus showed compassion, yet He never compromised the truth. When we turn Jesus away, we turn away a life filled with God's blessing and peace. We need a Savior, and we need to acknowledge that Jesus is our Savior to find the rewards that He has to offer.


Reading: Numbers 7:1-65

The repetitiveness of this reading may seem unnecessary and monotonous, but it sets up the big picture in the coming of Jesus. When we look at the equal offerings of the tribes here, and see the presenting of Jesus by His parents at the temple, we see a correlation of how Jesus came to wipe out all the rituals and offerings that took place in Moses' time, and suddenly, the things said by Simeon and Ana in the Luke reading today become more meaningful. In a culture that relied on sacrifices and offerings to get right with God, you can imagine the freedom the people felt in the coming of Jesus as their Savior from the bondage of their sin. They knew that a Savior was coming. And word had gotten around that Jesus was it. This, of course, cause much conflict during Jesus' time.


We are in need of a Savior. We don't come to Christ because and only when we have it all together, but we come to Him as broken, sinful people in need of a Savior. Let us rejoice in His coming as the people of Jesus' time did.