September 16- Revelation 1:5-6

THE VERSE

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
~Revelation 1:5-6

THE THOUGHT

O the sweetness of these words: “To Him who loves us”- loves us! That He would ever look with even a mere moment of love upon a sinner such as I is earth-shattering. But that He loves me with a present tense, ongoing, ever-present passion is unfathomably staggering. Who am I, that the God who inhabits eternity would break into time to pursue me with a present tense love?

And in order to make my experience of His present tense reality eternally sure, He has grounded it in the objective past tense: “and has freed us from our sins by His blood.” God demonstrates (present tense) His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died (past tense) for us. O the marvelous assurance that this truth brings! The foundation of His love is not my present—my weak, wavering, sin-stained present; the immovable Rock of His affection is His own past—His unchanging, faithful, eternally accomplished past!

Therefore my heart’s deepest longing and desire is this: that every future tense of my life would be suffused with His praise, and an ever-increasing conformity to His precious likeness. “To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen!”

THE PRAYER

Lord Jesus, You have loved me and have freed me from my sins; how can I ever thank You for the loving kindness that You have lavished on me? I want all of my life to be a reflection back to You of Your great love. Help me to serve in the strength of the gospel, to rest on Your grace alone, and with every fiber of my being to daily cry to You, “To You be glory and dominion forever and ever!” Amen.

EXTENDED READING

Isaiah 57:15-19
Romans 5:6-11


THE QUOTE

“The deepest desire of our hearts is for union with God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.” ~Brennan Manning

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR

Isaiah 42-43
Proverbs 26:1-16
Luke 23:26-31
Hebrews 9:11-28

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