Behold, what
manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the
children of God. – 1Jn 3:1.
The Incarnation is
undoubtedly a mystery, and not just in Paul’s sense of the word. Think about
it: God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, taking on the form of lowly
human flesh. The implications are so eternally profound, it’s mind-boggling!
And why did God do it?
Because He loves you!
When God gave you
Jesus, He gave you His ALL. We often highlight that Jesus is God’s beloved Son,
in whom He is well pleased, (Mt 3:17). But have you considered that He was
willing to give that said beloved Son up for YOU? (Jn 3:16).
“But God has shown us how much he loves us –
it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!” (Rom 5:8 GNB)
But God's mercy is
so abundant, and his love for us is so great, that while we were spiritually
dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's
grace that you have been saved.
(Eph 2:4 ,5 GNB)
You are the especial
object of God’s love, and you may never be able to comprehend, grasp, fully
assimilate, or fathom just how much you mean to Him. This is why Paul in Eph
3:14-19 says his earnest prayer is for you to “have the power to understand
the greatness of Christ's love – how wide, how long, how high, and how deep
that love is.” (ERV)
All through this week,
we have been reminding ourselves on the full import of the Incarnation. The
Devil will always try to make you feel unloved or maybe just tolerated by God.
He wouldn’t want you to know that you’re highly precious and valuable in God’s
sight.
Because when you know
that, your spiritual life will change. 1Jn 4:19 says, “We love him, BECAUSE he
first loved us.”
Beloved, I beseech
you, regardless of those “light afflictions”, (which are but for a moment), to
never lose sight of what God, in Christ, has done for you.
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jud 1:21.
“May the Lord
always be on your heart... because you’re always on His.”
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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