Today’s Thought “Eye Contact” G. Ward

1 John 4

¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

 

When it’s said that God is holy, it means His moral purity (from everlasting), won’t abide with mankind’s sinfulness. His love for us however, understood (particularly with the first two) a necessitation for a Perfect sacrifice on our behalf – Jesus; whose life in earth embodied sinlessness and perfect devotion; becoming our example of greatest spiritual character, worthy to follow. What will any do with such a gift provided? We’ve been taught to say thank you upon gifts unmerited and whereas this Gift (Christ our Lord) keeps giving, blatant disregard to more appreciate (via a consistent devotion) to His granting our every breath, echoes traditional, periodic “thank you” without His demand for obedience unto the commands – nullifies His sacrifice (*Luke 6:46)!

If other men can detect whether there’s altruism in your presumptuous “thank you” – Is Holy God able? To do, versus to say, is proof (*James 3:8-10). See you on Sunday …