Bible Verse of the Day Thursday November 10th 2022

 1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

The Apostle John is saying that this is the proof positive of God’s autonomous and absolute love. The fact that He sent His Son into the world to atone for all sins and all sinners by His blood sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary is an unambiguous confirmation of a love that could only come from God. The Father’s love for the Son has existed through all eternity and that love was manifested by the substitutionary work of Christ Jesus, on our behalf, on the Cross of Calvary. At Calvary God’s love was demonstrated in the fact that even though we are all sinners Christ Jesus died not for some, but for all people (Romans 5:8).

The utmost expression of the love of God towards a world that was living under a curse of sin was revealed when God sent His Son into the world to die a horrible, shameful and painful death on an “Old Rugged Cross.” The death of Christ Jesus on the Cross paid a sin debt that was on us, that we could never pay. We could never live a perfect life according to God’s Law, and the breaking of one of His laws is the breaking of them all (James 2:10). Since we could never satisfy the penalty of sin Jesus paid that price for us so that all that put their faith and trust in Him will never perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

We can never repay the debt that should have been ours but there is something we can do. We can live a life that would bring honor and glory to the Name above all other names, Christ Jesus. We will never hit the bull’s eye in this life but as long as our hearts are surrendered to Christ and our lives are deeply committed to following God’s wishes and desires, we will experience the power of the leading, guiding, and direction of The Holy Spirit.

The Love that God has for us empowers us, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, to love others. To put the necessities and essentials of others ahead of our own needs and to place our love and service to God as our number one priority. When we do surrender our self-importance and gratification for the benefit of others we are signifying and exhibiting that the love of God does dwell within us.

The Love of God is completely revealed upon the Cross of Calvary, the world does not need any further confirmation or testimony. There is no way that humanity can ever comprehend or appreciate the profundity or the depth of the love of God that sent His Son to the Cross, to redeem all that places their faith and trust in Christ Jesus. It was His love and not anything that we could or ever will do that our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus not only willingly, but joyfully went to the Cross of Calvary (Hebrews 12:2).

He did this so that every fallen sinner, of which we all are a part of, would be avowed righteous before a Holy God. Eternal damnation is what we all deserve, eternal life is the gift we received of God, through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus on the Cross of Calvary.