Time for Grace – October 3, 2024

Time for Grace – October 3, 2024

1 John 3:1 

See the kind of love the Father has given us that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are! The world does not know us, because it did not know him.

Dear Heavenly Father,

What grace we see in being called your children; we thank you for our adoption into your family. For a child to be adopted, that child does nothing to attain that adoption; the parents choose the child and then pay all the fees to make that child a part of their family.

So it was with us. You chose us out of your love and mercy. The adoption fee was the payment of our debt of sins, which your Son did when he suffered upon the cross for us. It was no small price he paid; it cost his precious holy blood, his innocent suffering, and his agonizing death. As he took all our sins into himself, he suffered the complete separation from you, and during those hours on the cross, he remained faithful to you.

Your Holy Spirit began our faith through Your Word and sacrament, so we know we are a part of your holy family. But for those who reject Jesus, they refuse you and your mercy of adoption. They will remain in unbelief unless someone shares Your Word and the good news of your love and forgiveness with them. Please allow us to share the gospel with them—the good news of Jesus—and introduce them to their adoption as your children so that through faith, they will also know and trust in Jesus as their Savior. Amen.

Written through Pastor Roger Emmons

Jesus paid your adoption fees by forgiving you of all your sins, so by believing in him, you will have salvation and eternal life.