He (Jesus Christ) is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2)

Look at, or think about, a six week old infant. The child is cute, cuddly, and its parents are full of aspirations as to what the child will grow up to become. Six weeks prior to the beginning of Lent we celebrated the birth of a child, the Christ Child. What aspirations did Joseph and Mary have for their newborn Son? Would He be a contractor like Joseph? Would He be a rabbi? Due to the messages God’s Holy Angels gave both Joseph and Mary they knew baby Jesus would grow up to be somebody special.

Little did they realise Jesus would grow up to become a living sacrifice. Parents don’t dream about their sons dying a sacrificial horrific death for somebody else. That is exactly what the Christ Child did. Because we are sinners, because we cannot save ourselves, because we are spiritually lost, Jesus was born one of us, true man yet true God.

Jesus was born for one specific reason: to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins, for the sins of humankind, for the salvation of all people. Those who believe this, those who believe Jesus is the only one true saviour, receive the gift of salvation.

Dear Heavenly Father, help us to see, by The Grace of Your Spirit, that in Your Son coming to save the whole world, He has come to save every individual. As individuals, may we now all personally cling to the Life, Death and Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, for our own salvation. Amen.