9th November 2023
Grace for you today !
Beholding Jesus is Knowing the Father!
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 NKJV
Once a thief and a murderer stealthily entered the house of a happy and peace loving family. While he was stealing the valuables in the house, the son of the family caught him red handed. The thief quickly braced himself and even attacked the son badly and killed him.
Behold the son was the only begotten of his parents. The case came up before the Judge of the city, the bereaved father who was the eye witness to the murder, stood up to speak from the witness box. He had two options before him:
1. Seek justice for the blood of his son and thereby the murderer is sentenced to death, or
2. Pardon the murderer and plead with the Judge for the murderer’s release.
The bereaved father chose the second option and was successful in pleading with the Judge to release the murderer.
_But, he didn’t stop there. Later the father approached the murderer and said, “My son is no more. Can you become our son instead and bring joy to me and my wife? _”_At this point, the murderer broke down and pleaded with the father for his forgiveness. Eventually he became the heir of the father, for the father was the richest man in the city_.
So also, my beloved, the history witnesses the death of Jesus in the hands of the Jews and the Romans. That is true. But, our sins too killed the Lord Jesus.
Not only God forgave and forever declared us righteous but also made us His own children and gave us the Holy Spirit by whom we cry to God saying, “Abba Father”.
Today, like the bereaved father, God longs to become your Father, yes your Daddy God! Your Abba Father through the blood of His Only Son!
Will you not open your heart and receive Him as your Father today ? I am sure you will!
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Hallelujah! Amen 🙏
Praise Jesus !
Grace Revolution Gospel Church