Dear Cornerstone Family,
Holy week is the crescendo of the Christian calendar, because the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the center of the Christian faith. And the cross and resurrection are the center of Christian faith because the greatest need of every person who has ever lived is salvation.
Why do I say that your greatest need and mine is salvation? Because a day is coming when you and I will die. And after death, comes the judgment (Acts 17:31; Hebrews 9:27). At the judgment, the state of our souls will be judged by God. If you have never trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation, you will spend eternity away from God in torment because of the guilt of your sin. But if you know Jesus Christ and have committed your life to him, you already know the joy and peace of salvation, and you look forward to the day of Christ’s return and dwelling with him in the New Heavens and New Earth (Revelation 21).
As Christians, we believe and celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ took the penalty for our sin on the cross and defeated our last enemy, death. Through his atoning death and victorious resurrection, salvation is secured for anyone who will call upon the name of the Lord (Romans 10:13).
If that’s you today, praise the Lord! You are secure in Christ by faith in the finished work of Jesus, sealed for the day of redemption. But if that’s not you, if you do not know the certainty, comfort, and joy of salvation, then you’re in the right place. In fact, the Scripture tells us God knows all things and has planned all things. That means it’s no mistake you’re here today. In worship, seek the Lord while he may be found (Isaiah 55:6), for today is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2).
By God’s grace, I pray you will come to know Jesus Christ savingly. What a glorious thing it would be on Resurrection Sunday for your soul to experience resurrection life and power! That is my prayer for you. That having entered the chapel without Christ, you will leave in loving fellowship with him, walking in newness of life. Fly to him! Call upon him! He will answer you.
Your servant,
