The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in 1 John 2:5b-6,
“This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”
John provides another indication of how we can tell if we “are in him”, that is, a child of God. Those who are children of God live their lives as Jesus did, they “must walk as Jesus did.”
In thinking of what that means this morning it brings to mind the many wonderful aspects of the life of Jesus Christ. How he lived, what he did, how he treated those around himself, how he related to his heavenly Father. What a life this was!
We know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that the world was made through him, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” John 1:1-3. Nevertheless he came to earth to sacrifice himself to bring us eternal life with him, laying aside his prerogatives as God, “Who [Jesus Christ], being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:6-8.
While here he loved others, even those who would shrink back from following him, as the rich young man, “Jesus looked at him and loved him.” Mark 10:21. He had a compassion for people that found its expression in caring for both their spiritual needs, “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.” Mark 6:34. And their physical needs, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.” Mark 8:2-3.
He stayed on mission with undivided attention to give his life as a ransom for us all, he stayed in constant intimate communion with the Father, he challenged the forces of darkness and he attacked the religious apostate elites of the day. He taught, he served, he healed, he cared for others.
What a life this was!! What a savior this is! What a life to emulate!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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