We
thank You, Lord, that You invite us to “come” to You and receive
salvation – “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white
as snow.” Along with Your promise, there is also Your warning: “if you
refuse and rebel … ” (Isaiah 1:18-20). You call us to believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. With the Gospel promise, there is also
the Gospel warning: “Whoever does not
believe is condemned already because he does not believe in the Name of
the only Son of God” (John 3:17-18). Help us, Lord, to receive Your
“great salvation” – and to remember the Gospel warning: “How shall we
escape if we neglect or ignore such a great salvation.” (Hebrews 2:3).
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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