God Lives In Them And They In God

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

1 John 4:14-21

The Scriptures move toward the most powerful crescendo of history: the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the moments following Adam and Eve’s fall into sin the garden of Eden, God promised that a Redeemer would come, and throughout the Old Testament that theme moved forward. The promise rang out in the Passover lamb, the hope of the prophets, and the longings of the people of God.

As we remember what God’s Son had done for us, we celebrate the great crescendo of God’s grace and rescue for us and His world – Jesus!

Celebrate the gift of Jesus!

Our Daily Bread – October 26, 2018