Pondering Life : Pursuing God

“In this the love of God was made manifest among us,
that God sent His only Son into the world,
so that we might live through Him.”

1 John 4:9 ESV

Pondering Scripture

My take: Yes, it is advent season once again as we celebrate our Savior’s birth as we know as Christmas. I also know the naysayers stand on their little hill and say that Jesus couldn’t not have been born on December 25. Yet, He was born like no other and yet He was also born again in such a manner that the years of time were reset upon His birth. I hope and shall remember to celebrate Jesus each and every year and every day until we are united in person, face to face

Let’s breakdown this marvelous passage of Scripture for a moment.

‘In this‘ – the greatest feat ever, the gospel story, the coming of Jesus Christ Superstar to save the world. Yes, THIS is why we have hope and celebrate what happened and what’s going to happen to His faithful.

‘the love of God’ – love is God’s essence, His very core, as we see on full display, in great action by His servant leadership and sacrifice. There is no greater love than to willing and intentionally lay one’s life down for another, yet God Himself by His Son. How deep and wide is the love of God for me, us and YOU? So very deep and wide as His arms and feet nailed to the old rugged cross.

‘was made manifest among us’ – Yes, God in His massive love did what only He could in a marvelous unique way. He jumped right into the beautiful mess we know as life. When the time was right, He came. Talk can be cheap but action is dear….especially this one. It happened!

‘that God sent His only Son into the world’ – some things can’t be delegated, passed or deferred. This was the ultimate request from the Father to the Son. Talk about the God-man on a mission, the ultimate mission indeed, a truly purpose driven life. God did that as many passages illuminate including famous John 3:16.

‘so that we‘ – ‘we’ certainly includes both of us, me the writer of this blog and you the reader. No ifs, ands, or buts….’we’ includes YOU.

‘might live’ – God is a gentleman and desires that we exercise our God given free will to choose for ourself whether or not we will respond to His love of life He has created and offers to us. We had no choice in being born of flesh and blood but we have the ultimate choice in regard to our second birth, as Jesus explained just prior to John 3:16, as He spoke in John 3:1-15 (If you don’t know exactly what I am referring to, it just might be a prudent choice to look it up; it’s only eternity which rides on your response). Not whether your soul is made for eternity but where you will spend it.

I have been chosen and have chosen, today I choose again and tomorrow I will chose once again – Lord willing and His Word says He is.

By God mighty power we, you and me, might choose right!

Let’s live love every moment we can muster.

‘through Him’ – This, He, is the key! From Him, Through Him! By Him! To Him! All Him! Less of me, more Him. Down with my old man and up with the new. He is everything good,

I chellenge myself and you to ponder this today: How do we live through Him?

That my friends is why Christmas is awesome! God is love! Baby Jesus is full grown!

My prayer: May we have a Merry Christ-mas!

“In this the love of God was made manifest among us,
that God sent His only Son into the world,
so that we might live through Him.”

John 1:4:9 ESV