Key Verse: "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
- 1 John 4:14 KJV
It is a sweet thought that Jesus Christ did not come
forth without His Father's permission, authority, consent, and assistance.
He was sent by the Father—that He might be the Savior of men. 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 ascribe the
honor of our salvation, or at least the depths of its benevolence, more to
Jesus Christ—than we do the Father. This is a very great mistake. What if
Jesus came? Did not His Father send Him? If He spoke wondrously, did
not His Father pour grace into His lips, that He might be an able minister
of the new covenant?
He who knows the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit 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. O Christian, have you put your confidence in the Man Christ Jesus? Have you placed your reliance solely on Him? And are you united with Him? Then believe that you are united unto the God of heaven.
Since to the Man Christ Jesus you are brother, and hold closest fellowship, you are in eternal union thereby with God. The Eternal God, and "the Ancient of days" is your Father and your friend! Did you ever consider the depth of love in the heart of Jehovah, when God the Father equipped His Son for the great enterprise of mercy? If not—may this be your day's meditation. The Father sent Him! 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. Let every thought of Jesus be also connected with the Eternal, ever-blessed God, for "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him—He has put Him to grief."
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