“There is salvation in no one else [but Jesus], for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
Think of the person whom you love the most in this life (I mean other than the three persons of the holy Trinity).
Think of that person’s history (birth, family, friendships, work), interests and likes (kite-flying, apple pie), and ways of acting (the way he walks, the sound of her voice). In your mind’s eye, trace the contours of your loved one’s face, or the feel of his or her touch, or how your loved one fills a room.
Can you ignore all of those things, or not care about them, and still love that person?
See, here’s the deal with God: He became flesh. He became Jesus. He just did—it’s His history. He spoke and did things after His birth that are also part of His history, and that reveal His character and way of being. And now God has raised this Jesus from the dead. No one else lives as Jesus lives. It simply is.
Can we love God and ignore who He is? If salvation is life with God, how could we possibly have it without Him?
LET US PRAY: Thank you, dear God, for Your own dear self, in the body and the blood, bearing the name of Jesus. In You I have received life, for You are life—blessed be Your Name forever! Amen
Pastor Steven K. Gjerde
Zion, Wausau
