God Welcomes Us Into Fellowship With Him!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 1 John 1:1-4,

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete."

Here is something I wrote about this passage in October, 2004:

 

Some people make much of the circles they move in, their friends, associates, etc. While many of us cannot say that we live among the movers and shakers of our culture and society, it can't be denied that the people we "hang with" are an important aspect of our lives. 

And look at who has opened their "circle" to us! God the Father and Jesus Christ have extended an invitation to enjoy fellowship with them and the rest of God's family – and not just as friends and associates - far beyond that – as members of God's own family!! 

This is no "arms-length" relationship either. He has opened his arms and his family to us to join him in fellowship. A fellowship that is marked by eternal life as his children!! "Joy complete"!! What a God!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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