A few weeks ago, we shared this narrative from J. Lewis in our morning service:

“Nearly two thousand years ago in an obscure village, a child was born of a peasant women. He grew up in another village where He worked as a carpenter until He was thirty. Then for three years He became an itinerant preacher.

This Man never went to college or seminary. He never wrote a book. He never held a public office. He never had a family nor owned a home. He never put His foot inside a big city nor traveled even 200 miles from His birthplace. And though He never did any of the things that usually accompany greatness, throngs of people followed Him. He had no credentials but Himself.

While He was still young, the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His followers ran away. He was turned over to His enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was sentenced to death on a cross between two thieves. While He was dying ,His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth, the simple coat He had worn. His body was laid in a borrowed grave provided by a compassionate friend.

But three days later this Man arose from the dead, living proof that He was, as He had claimed, the Savior whom God had sent, the Incarnate Son of GOD.

Nineteen centuries have come and gone and today the risen Lord Jesus Christ is the central figure of the human race. On our calendars His birth divides history in two eras. One day of every week is set aside in remembrance of Him. And our two most important holidays celebrate His birth and His resurrection. On church steeples around the world His cross has become the symbol of victory over sin and death.

This one Man’s life has furnished the theme for more songs, books, poems and paintings than any other person or event in history. Thousands of churches, colleges, hospitals, orphanages and other institutions have been founded in honor of this One who gave His life for us.

All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the governments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned have not changed the course of history as much as this One Solitary Life.”

Even many lost people acknowledge the incredible impact that this man had on the history of the world.

Over the centuries millions have found a new life of forgiveness from sins and peace with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Today He offers this life to all who repent of their sins and place their trust in what Christ has done. Jesus Christ offers us the opportunity to have a restored relationship with God that has been broken by our sinfulness.

Aren’t you incredibly thankful for what Christ has done? Praise and thank Him today for His incredible gift!