Verse of the Day 6/15

1 John 4:13-14 (HCSB) This is how we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given assurance to us from His Spirit. 14 And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent His Son as the world's Savior.

 

We recently had our granddaughter Layna stay with us for 2 weeks.  While here she went to BSF with Jean.  When they came back Jean heard her singing "Holy, Holy, Holy" which she had learned.  It was cute because, as a four year old she didn't understand all the words.  Instead of "merciful and mighty" it was something like "birds to fly and mighty".  We laughed and Jean recorded it.  Hopefully, some of the message of the song and learning to sing of "God in three persons, blessed Trinity" will sink in as she grows.

 

In His great mercy God sent His Son who died upon the cross for our sins.  We believe this in faith.  But our faith doesn't end there.  God sent the Spirit to us that we may live by faith.

 

J.R. Miller writes, "But if our faith stops at the cross--it misses the blessing of the fullest revealing of Christ. We do not merely need a Savior who nineteen hundred years ago went to death to redeem us--but one who also is alive--to walk by our side in loving companionship.
We need a Savior who can now hear our prayers.
We need a Savior to whose feet we can now creep in penitence, when we have sinned.
We need a Savior to whom we can now call for help, when the battle is going against us.
We need a Savior who is now interested in all of the affairs of our common life, and who can assist us in time of need.
We need a Savior who can now be our real Friend--loving us, keeping close beside us always.
We not only need a Savior who saved us by one great act wrought centuries ago--but one who continually saves us by His warm heart throbbing with love today, walking ever by our side."

 

Our faith sees God walking by our side, as we come to Him asking Him to hear our prayers or as we sing joyfully "birds to fly and mighty", in any case, praise God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

1 John 4:13-19 English Standard Version (ESV)
13  By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19  We love because he first loved us.