John 3:14-21—Sight of Christ crucified results in eternal life.
Eternal life comes to those who believe in the crucified Son of God. During
Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, He explained how God had showed His love
and mercy to a rebellious people by providing the remedy for the deadly snakes.
Like the bronze serpent that Moses lifted up in the wilderness, Jesus, the Son
of God, would be lifted up on a cross to provide the remedy for sin and death
for all people. However, those who have no faith – those who reject the Word of
God – condemn themselves.
God wills to save the world, not to condemn it. His
desire to save it is so intense tht he pays the supreme price of giving his Son
to the world. God wants no one to suffer, die, or go to hell. It is man who
condemned himself and who sends himself to hell. He does this by not believing
in Christ and by loving the darkness of sin rather than the light of
righteousness.
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and
everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day.
Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall
into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings,
being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.[1] -12 March 2021
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