"Today is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Is that the expression of your heart today? Why not stop and thank God for another day? This day is a gift from God to you.
Why should we be so moved by the gift of another day? Because everyday we have is another day to enjoy the family of God here on earth. When we surrender our life to Jesus Christ, the Bible teaches us that we become reconciled to God. When we believe in Jesus we are reconciled to God and we become a part of His family once again.
Once again? What does that mean? In the beginning, prior to the fall, Adam and Eve were a part of God's family. It was perfect. It was unbelievable. He provided for them and they lived in His provision. It was beautiful. And then sin, the choice of Adam and Eve to rebel against God destroyed that family. You know very well how sin destroys a family. An alcoholic, an adulterer, greed, along with many other destructive sinful habits destroys a family. Sin destroyed the family God had built.
Remember Cain and Abel? Sin destroyed that family. Read about it in Genesis 4:1-16 or click to view http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+4%3A1-16&version=NIV (Click back arrow on your browser to return here)
Sin destroyed Cain and Abel and forever changed their family. That is what sin did with us and God. Sin destroyed His family and we were never the same. Until...Jesus. God has been relentlessly pursuing reconcilation with us and He finished it with Jesus. When Jesus died on the cross, His final words were, "It is finished!" The dividing wall has been broken down. Reconciliation between us and God is here.
John 1:12 says that we become the children of God when we believe in Jesus as our Savior and He becomes our father.
Luke 11:11-13, says that God is our Father and that He knows how to give us what we need. What exactly does He do for us? Tomorrow we will talk about the blessings of Him as our Father!
As you close today: Pray for Pastor Rustin. Pray that God will lead him as he leads our church family. Pray that God protects his mind and heart from sin. Pray for his family.
God bless!
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