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I'm a miserable failure. I do what I should not do, and don't do what I should. In this I take after the first human, Adam, who represented me at the creation of the universe. The God who is has spoken in the Bible. He has revealed that the consequences of his and my violation of God's will is an eternal death - separation from all of His goodness forever in conscious anguish. But God, who is rich in mercy, sent His own Son to become a Man. He kept the law that I failed to keep. He died the death that was due to me. God accepted His sacrifice on behalf of sinners like me and showed this by raising Jesus up from the grave. Jesus now reigns at the Father's right hand, and His Spirit is present with His people, helping us to fix our eyes on Christ and be strengthened to repent and to walk in new obedience, now that we are adopted as God's own children. Not to prove ourselves, but to joyfully express our thanksgiving for this salvation that has been freely given to us. We continue to fail, and He continues to be merciful in His steadfast love, forgiving our sins, and promising never to leave us or forsake us.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

The Beauty of the King, Part One

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
- Matthew 28:16-20
I can't describe how delightful Jesus' words are here. The reason He commanded,
"Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations..."
was because all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to Him!
Look, Jesus' disciples have this Jesus who has all authority, this Jesus with them always, to the end of the age.

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