Hey Pastor John,
I’m sad because I’m coming to the end of the Father and Son book.* (But excited to read it again!) It’s been wonderful reading it and just letting the love between the Father and Son, and the love they have for us, sink in.
This is one of those paragraphs that fill my heart with love, gratitude and thankfulness for what Jesus has done:
“When ‘the love of God is poured out within our heart, by the Holy Spirit’ (Rom. 5:5b), it draws us out of our hiding places to live again in childlike sincerity. The spirit of God re-creates us as children of a Father who will not fail us, as siblings of a big brother who will always be with us and watch over us, and as members of a family whose influence is the opposite of that of the world. For when we as the family of God walk together in our Father’s love, we encourage one another to live without fear of ridicule, or betrayal.”
Whew…what a sweet, wonderful life the Father and Son has given to us!
Love,
Michelle
* Going to Jesus.com – God Had A Son Before Mary Did