A Baby Boy

The full-page advertisement in the newspaper caught my eye immediately. Near the top of the light-blue page was the silhouette of a star. In the center of the page were the words: It's a boy.
     Luke 2:11, printed across the bottom of the page, read: " Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord."
     This simole message-it's a boy proclaimed the indescribable gift of a Savior who came to earth as a baby. Why did He do it?
     We needed God to send Jesus. Because of our sin, we were seperated from a holy God. ( Romans 3:23) A perfect Savior and Mediator was needed to bring us back together. Only God could restore the relationship.
     God wanted to send Jesus. He loves us so much that He gave His Son ( John 3:16) so our relationship would be restored. Jesus was the only One who could meet His demand for a perfect sacrifice-only He was sinless ( Hebrews 9:11-15). He willingly gave Himself on the cross. God accepted this sacrifice and raised Him from the dead.
     Because of our need and His love, God the Father gave us the gift of Jesus the Son. Receive His gift today-it's free.
     Jesus died that we might live.
Romans 3:22-26
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jeus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
      For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.