“For God so loved the world that he gave his only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16.
I once read that
true love is love that always benefits another.
It had such a powerful message to me that I wrote it in the front of my
Bible. I just realized this morning how
that statement is the basis for the entire word of God. This verse anchors the basis of Christianity,
yet because of its familiarity it is easy to lose its powerful message. God loved you and me in a way that we cannot
fathom…a love that motivated Him to
sacrifice His little boy on a tree…a love that had to look away from His child as
He was dying so my children could live…a love that would benefit every person
who believes in this act of agape love.
What if someone
asked us to look away as our child was being brutally murdered? What if someone asked us to allow the death
of our child to serve as a substitute to save unknown children? That is what God did for you and did for
me. The blood of His own Son continues
to save today as it saved when it flowed.
The Bible states that through His blood we are made clean, and by His
stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).
That is love…God’s love…and the work has been done for not only us but
our children, grandchildren and future generations. This morning in considering this fresh truth
I am amazed that I ever doubt…that I ever question…that I ever am anxious about
anything.
Through His love
and Christ’s sacrifice we are saved so why don’t we believe the same blood has
the power to deliver us… deliver us from our present circumstances…deliver us
from the fear of our future… deliver us from the guilt of our past sins. We can have both hope and confidence that the
power that saved is the same power that delivers. When your circumstances become a source of
oppression just get on your knees and cry out to God for deliverance.
‘Father, I believe that the same blood that
saved me will deliver me from _____________...in the name of Jesus, Amen!’
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