My husband and I were at a public swimming pool when the people around us started staring into the sky. A small plane was emitting smoke in the form of letters. As we watched, the pilot spelled out the letters: I L-O-V-E. People began speculating: Maybe it was to be a marriage proposal. Perhaps a romantic man is standing nearby on a balcony with his girlfriend and will soon pop the Will-you-marry-me? question. We kept gazing upward: I L-O-V-E Y-O-U J-E-. I heard young girls guessing: I bet it will be Jen or maybe Jessica. He kept spelling. No. It was: J-E-S-U-S. The pilot was declaring love for Jesus for many people to see.
A friend of mine often ends his prayers with I love You, Lord. He says, I cant help but say I love You after all Hes done for me. In Romans 6:1-11, our Bible text for today, the apostle Paul tells us some of what Jesus has done for us that deserves our love: He was crucified, buried, and raised to life. Because of that, those of us who have put our faith in Jesus now have a new life (v.4), we no longer have to be controlled by sin or fear of death (vv.6,9), and one day we too will be resurrected to live with Him forever (v.8).
No wonder we say, I love You, Jesus!
Read: Romans 6:1-11
Good evening, Mayor, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
How is spring coming along?
I thought spring was here, but we are 4+ inches of new snow and it keeps coming...maybe a foot. ARGHHH!!!
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." -from THE BIBLE: I Peter 1:3-5