The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

Key points

• God’s heart is for His people to have freedom and restoration.
• The Father knew we needed a saviour, so the Saviour came down.
• Listen to the ‘Why Jesus Came to Earth’ series and others on Real Hope | The Podcast.

I am often overwhelmed at how much God loves us.

The Father’s heart is an incredibly beautiful thing. His heart is for His people to have freedom and restoration. So much so that He sent His one and only Son for us to make a way.

When Jesus came, He came with a purpose; to do the Father’s work. Jesus knew that the world was broken. He knew that without a saviour, His people would be destined to live in bondage and darkness.

God’s heart is for His people to have freedom and restoration.

He also knew that without a sacrifice to take on the sin and shame of His people, there would be no freedom.

Jesus took on flesh and came to set the captives free. He came to break the chains of bondage and sin. He came to restore what the enemy had stolen. And He came to offer himself as a living sacrifice, that all our sin and shame would be taken from us.

The Father knew we needed a saviour, so the Saviour came down.

The Father knew we needed a saviour, so the Saviour came down.

As we look to Jesus this Christmas, may we know that in Him is love, joy, and healing. There is salvation. There is peace. There is freedom. And we have access to all of it through Jesus.

The baby in the manger is the Mighty One who came to set us free. And whom the Son sets free, is free indeed.

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Episode supplied with thanks to Leila Armstrong

Originally published as ‘Why Jesus Came to Earth – To Do the Father’s Work’ in Real Hope, December 2023