Message:  Whatever our responsibilities in life we are to fulfill them with diligence as a work for the Lord. Our master is Christ and our inheritance, or reward, comes from him. That is why we must serve in our particular station in life as if the Lord himself was our supervisor.
 
 Affirmation:  God places me under authority, not only under his authority, but also under civil authority. I serve God through serving those in authority over me.
  
Reflection:  We must guard against becoming arrogant and assuming we only obey Christ. When we are under His authority we are subject to whatever authority He places over us, whether it is spiritual or civil. Think about it.

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My Dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. – 1 John 2:1-2
 
Christ stands as the eternal atoning sacrifice that mediates between God and man. It is his eternal existence as the atoning sacrifice that advocates for all who will come to him in faith.

In olden times man was not allowed to face God and plead his cause. There was no provision to approach God on a personal basis, there was only the offering of an animal to appease God’s wrath for sin.

Then he gave the world an opportunity – Christ came to earth as a man to endure a hideous death, becoming the eternal atoning sacrifice for all of mankind for all time. And now we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense.

Take comfort in the fact that what Christ effected on the cross did not just affect those who lived at that time, or just for a particular group of people. His sacrifice atoned for the sins of the whole world for all time.

There is a common phrase in confession, “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.” I have good news – He already has – through Christ our atoning sacrifice.
 
Prayer: Thank you Lord for the hope of forgiveness and right standing with God that is in Christ. Grant me the faith to walk in that forgiveness. In Jesus name. Amen. 
 
Message:  Christ came to earth as a man to endure a hideous death, becoming the eternal atoning sacrifice for all of mankind for all time. And now we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense.
  
Affirmation:  I know my sins are forgiven because the blood of Jesus Christ is eternally before the Father making intercession for all who believe upon Christ.
  
Reflection:  What is the picture you have in your mind when you think of Jesus speaking to the Father in our defense? Can you explain the concept of an atoning sacrifice and how Christ is our atoning sacrifice?

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I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes me will never die. – John 11:25-26
 
There are times we look wistfully into the future and believe for eternal life – eternal life with God. But sometimes we forget that God’s life is eternal, that means it is now as well as after life on earth. The resurrection that Jesus was 2000 years ago is the same resurrection that he is today.
Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth.
It appears he is saying that whether in this house of flesh, or in the spiritual state, the life that is in those who believe upon him offers all that heaven is. Eternal life is not just a home in heaven; it is also a quality of life on earth. The God-life that is in us is peace and joy.
When we choose to live “in Christ,” that is, in the abundant supply of his life, we live in peace and harmony with him. When we choose to live out our life as normal, rational human beings we receive only what is normal to mankind.
Jesus is our hope for resurrection life now and for eternity. Think about it.
 
Prayer: Lord, give me the wisdom to allow your life to be the focus of my life on earth. Grant me the grace of living the God-life now and in eternity. My hope is in you alone. In Jesus name, amen.
 
Message:  Jesus speaks of two groups of people in this short passage. The first group is those who, believing, die in the hope of resurrection. Of that group he says, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” The second group he is speaking of is those who live and have his life in them while walking this earth
 
 Affirmation:  I have been born into an eternal hope. Should by flesh die, my spirit will live; whether in the flesh or out of this body, I live because Christ lives in me.
 
 Reflection:  How do you understand what Jesus meant when he said, “He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes me will never die.”