THE FATHER SENT THE SON!

The Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world." 1John 4:14

It is an eye opening thought to think that Jesus Christ did not come to earth without His Father's permission, authority, consent, and assistance… He was sent of the Father, that He might be the Savior of men… All to often, I believe we forget that…

We are too apt to forget that, while there are distinctions as to the persons in the Trinity, there are no distinctions of honor… We too frequently attribute the honor of our salvation, or at least the depths of its compassion, more to Jesus Christ than we do the Father… This is a very great mistake… When Jesus came, did not His Father send Him? When Christ spoke wondrously, did not His Father pour grace into His lips, that He might be an able minister of the new covenant?

He who truly knows the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost as he should know them, never sets one before another in his love; he sees them at Bethlehem, at Gethsemane, and on Calvary, all equally engaged in the work of salvation…

Listen my friend; have you put your confidence in the Man Christ Jesus? Have you placed reliance solely on Him? And have you united with Him? Then you must believe that you are united with the God of heaven and earth…

Since to the Man Christ Jesus, you are brother, and if you hold closest fellowship with Him, you are thereby linked with God the Eternal… "The Ancient of days" is also your Father and friend…

Did you ever consider the depth of love in the heart of Jehovah, when God the Father equipped His Son for the great endeavor of mercy? If not, let this be your day's meditation… The Father sent Him! We not only belong to the Christ, we belong to the Father as well…

Contemplate that subject… Think how Jesus works what the Father wills… In the wounds of the dying Savior see the love of the great I AM…In the shed blood of Jesus Christ, see the compassion of the Father…In the words of the Savior, see the instruction of the Instructor…In the pain of hard and trying times, see the comfort of the Comforter… In the darkest night, please open your eyes to see the Light of the World…

Jesus is the Light of the World, and The Father has sent that light so that we may see, not only the Savior, but also see the Father and the Holy Ghost…Let every thought of Jesus be also connected with the Eternal, ever-blessed God, for "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief…"

And God did it for us because of His never ending love for His children…

Posted by Minister Robert N. Graves, Sr.

Fisherman for Christ...
Adapted from Spurgeons Morning and Evening Devotionals

Used by permission Leadership Ministries worldwide