After a couple of more intense weeks dealing with judgment, it was nice this morning to take a more relaxed approach. We took a nickel tour of the coming church year and had a brief introduction to Matthew’s Gospel.
Our big focus was on being “clothed in Christ” (Romans 13:14). I asked people to imagine standing before Jesus. He is smiling and welcoming them to run into his arms. As we run into his arms, he wraps his robe around us and we are safe and loved by our Lord. Can we believe we are this loved? A number of thoughts follow from this:
Who do we need to compete with if we are this loved by God? No one!
Who do we need to cut down or hate? No one!
Who wants to plan on sinning if we are this loved by God? No one!
Who wants to share this good news? I hope we all do!
Our challenge this week is to live in anticipation of God’s loving embrace. Amen!
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