Thank You For Your Prayers And Care. Each Day Gets A Little Easier.
Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in (into) him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
The preposition “into” shows how God becomes our source when we believe.
This preposition even shows us the meaning of becoming a Christian.
Based on John 3:16, our understanding of becoming a Christian is “whoever believes in Him.”
And many times, because of the way the gospel is presented, it issues in a kind of believing in Christ, but it is still objective: “Yes, I believe that story.”
And people do get saved, but they are left with a deficiency in their realization.
The words that the Lord spoke in John 3:16 were according to the divine economy of God’s operating from within man.
Thus, He did not say “whoever believes in Him.”
He used the preposition into:”whoever believes into Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
This means that I move from being outside this Person into this Person.
Paul also uses the preposition into when telling the Roman believers about their baptism: “Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus . . .” (Rom. 6:3).
The very words “into Christ Jesus” show us that from the beginning we have merged and become one spirit with another Person, another life, another source.
The preposition “in” reveals that I am in Christ.
That is my position.
My position is in Christ.
And then Colossians says, “Christ in you.”
That is His position.
His position is in me.
I have a position, and He has a position.
Many times we say, “Thank You, Lord, I am in You. I am outside the reach of condemnation. You are my righteousness.”
And we rejoice.
But we also need the other side–Christ in you.
That is His position.
He is saying to us, “How am I in here? Are you letting Me live in here? Do I have freedom in here?”
This is His position.
We are in Christ, and Christ is in us.
We have a position in Him.
He has a position in us.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Johnny Page – Back Surgery Today
The Roberts/Moody Family
Bill Lawhead – Home
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Grandmother
Burnette/Pariollo Families In Passing Of Nephew
Darlene Wiggins Mom
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Jeanie & Joanie’s Mom
Jeanie Acord – Covid
John Parillo’s Sister – Elaine
Joe Johnson – Recovering
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance
Philip, Scarlett, & Jackson Byrd – Improving
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom –Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Colonel Smith
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Doug Fritzel
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
James Garner’s G’Son
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin
Sharon Blalock
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher