"I write this, dear children, to guide you out of missing God's goal for your life." ~~Apostle John

John has a focus for his message to us. It is one we ought to all make the most of. God has a goal for our life. Without Jesus, we miss it. We shouldn't. We don't have to.

God is in a good mood. We have help in understanding how  to meet God's goal. We have help in living a life of power, in God's Spirit to hit the mark.

And John is clear about the goal. It is to love one another. It is to love everyone we come in contact with. God's goal is love.

"I write this, dear children, to guide you out of missing God's goal for your life (sin)." ~~Apostle John (1 John 2:1 The Message)

 

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Where is the sting of death?

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Death has no power. It has been swallowed up whole by the triumphant resurrection of our Master Jesus. This is reality. Does death have the last word on things? Not hardly. No way. Jesus has seen to that. It is over.

Who should be afraid of death knowing what we know? No one. Certainly not me.

It was not following God's plan that gave death it's leverage. It doesn't have that hold now. Jesus has given me, in one single victorious stroke of life, a life free from guilt. A life free from sin. A life free from death. The old life of trying to live up to all the rules is gone. How destructive was that? Way too much guilt for sure. But it is gone in His redeeming power of His death and the victory of His ressurection.

May I experience that gift every day. May I experience it today for sure!!!

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:54-57

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The whole package

What is in a name? In baseball, it doesn't really make a difference. With Jesus, it makes a difference what the name is. He is so many things to me. He is the whole package.

 He is the Lamb who takes away my sin. He came to liberate me from the paycheck of sin, which is death. And he has!! The sacrifice that was required has been made.

He is also the Lion of the tribe of Judah who has triumphed. He has defeated my enemy. In this case, he is no lamb. He is the strong lion who protects me.

He is all this and more. Oh how sweet is the name of our Master Jesus.

• Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals." Revelation 5:5