Today's Daily Bread
Keep It Simple
James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was
instrumental in the drafting of the US constitution. He warned against
creating laws “so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent
that they cannot be understood.” Based on some of the complicated
government forms I’ve read, that’s advice that still needs to be heeded a
little more often!
Sometimes when sharing the gospel, we make it more complicated than
it needs to be. We can be glad that the Bible presents the good news of
salvation in clear, easily understood language. Jesus said to Nicodemus,
an educated Pharisee, that “God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have everlasting life” (John 3:16). He later said, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”
(14:6). The apostle Paul said it in straightforward language to the
jailor in Philippi who asked how to be saved: “Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31).
God’s precious love story is simple. He sent His Son to rescue us
from sin and death. Wonderful news that even children can understand.
Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard. —Crosby
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard. —Crosby
Through faith in Christ, we receive God’s pardon and escape sin’s penalty.
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