Wednesday, August 19, 2009
John 3:31-36
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (ESV)
by Grace Crouch
I know the panic my little ones experience when they can’t find me in a store or when I leave them temporarily with someone else. They feel insecure and scared. One term for this is separation anxiety.
God created within us a desire to know him. There is security in our faith and a fullness that nothing else can give. Imagine the “separation anxiety” one feels within when they walk in darkness and don’t know the Savior. Although we are all offered the gift of salvation, not all of us accept the gift and so choose to be separated for eternity from the One who created us.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
