Jesus came to save us but from what?

When I was wondering what to write this time, I heard someone say 'Jesus came to save us,' and I thought, do people know what they need saving from? I meditated about it during the day as I was cooking and cleaning, and decided to do a blog on it, which always makes me look it up in more detail than I would probably do for myself.

Anyway, my first thought was, obviously, we need saving from our sins, but first, we need to know what sins are, and acknowledge that we have sins. You would be wise to look up what God considers sins because it is different to what we consider sins, and we need to remember that he cannot look upon sin. 

His anger burns like ours does, (Exodus 15:7, 32:10). But he does not react as we would. 

What God does is say, "I have set a day when I will come and pay back the wicked for their transgressions." (2 Kings 22:13). But in his love, he gives people warning and time in the hope that they will turn back to him and be healed, so that He will not need to do it. (Read Jonah). He has done this all through the old testament, and for a while people would turn back to Him and his ways, (Psalm 78:38), yet soon forget and go back to their own ways, and it would all start again.

So God decided to make an end to wickedness once and for all, to bring a day in when he will judge all the nations, (Malachi 4:1). Then all those who now seem to be prospering in their wickedness will be cut down and burnt like the chaff at harvest time.

Yet, even then, even though He is extremely angry with mankind, in his love for his creations, He has given us a way to escape the day of his judgement through his Son, Jesus Christ.

God's anger was poured out on Jesus, and His love and grace flows out through Jesus, so that on the day of judgement, his anger will pass over those who believe in Jesus, and they will be saved from the wrath that is coming on the Earth.

When you look up how God wants us to be, you realise how far short we all fall - every one of us! You will discover how much we need his gift of grace. And, because He is primarily a God of love, you will understand how much he has let pass just to save us. He does this not because He doesn't care, but because He does care, very much! He does not ignore our pain and distress, it burns in Him as it does in us. What He has done is give us hope of a better life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ who gave himself up in our place, so that we will not be left behind in the time of judgement. He calls us to be patient and believe to the end. (See my blog the promises)

Jesus is 'the root of Jesse that stands as a banner for the peoples,' (Isaiah 11:10), and he has become the only way to avoid the coming wrath.

So now, Jesus is 'the way, the truth and the life.' He is not a way, he is the one and only way. Those who reject Gods grace, are in danger of being left behind. And in that day, 'All hands will go limp, and every man's heart will melt with terror' (Isaiah 13:7).

He calls to us all to turn to our Saviour Jesus Christ so that His anger will pass over us in the day of Judgement, just as it passed over the Israelites in Egypt.

So, turn to Jesus and be saved!

This is how I see my God.

Look it up for yourself. See what you think.