I gave them my regulations and made known to them my case laws, which bring life to all who observe them.
1 JOHN 4:9 (MSG)
This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God keeps sending, until we get life.
DAILY FODDER
How is the presence of God's Son in the world an upgrade over the regulations and laws previously given?
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for sending your Son, Jesus, into the world to represent you and save us. The law before was great but now we have the greatest. Forgive me for trying to apply the demands of the law to others without extending gospel. Show me how to share the life of Christ that frees us from the burden of all those rules and regulations, as helpful as they are in their context. I'm going to live in your love. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
