Salvation Will Never Arrive On Air Force One…

Another shooting here, a sexual scandal there, another person exposed for their bad behavior, another plot to disrespect those in high power, another example of prejudice or bigotry, or the abuse of power. And this is just the first 5 minutes of the evening news. What’s the solution? If congress had their way it would be legislated into a law in order to solve the problem, or print more money to solve the issue. If the religious had their way it would be do more, pray more, earn your way out of it more. The one and only solution to this world’s problems is Jesus. He is the only One that can make you right with God. The only One that can save you. And the only One that can transform a corrupt, selfish, and hateful heart. The problems in America can’t be solved by the government, it can only be solved by the transformation of one’s heart, one person at a time. That’s why our Christian witness, our behavior, and our walk with God is so important. It’s the evidence of what God shows the world, His love, to be true. The only way to unite, is to transform a heart of indifference into one of unity in love. And Jesus is the only One powerful enough and holy enough to accomplish this. Paul makes this crystal clear in today’s passage. Salvation will never arrive on Air Force One.

14 For Christ Himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in His own body on the cross, He broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in Himself one new people from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of His death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from Him, and peace to the Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. Ephesians 2:14-18