“They” say nothing will go back to normal until there is a vaccine for this virus. “They” say we will have a vaccine by the end of the year. “They” say we will not have a vaccine until after the new year. “They” say we will not have a vaccine until the end of 2021. “They” say we can trust the vaccine they are developing. “They” say we cannot trust the vaccines being developed without more extensive testing. “They” say …
“They” all have a say. Those of us reading and listening to what “they” say are confused and that is an understatement! How can we trust what “they” say when “they” all say something different? Or, when “they” all base what “they” say on something someone else is telling them!
There is one person we can trust, the Apostle John. 1John 4:13-15: “This is how we know that we remain in Him and He in us: He has given assurance to us from His Spirit. And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent His Son as the world’s Savior. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God—God remains in him and he in God” [HCSB]
When John writes to us about “assurance,” he can do so because he saw the Son of God. John walked with Him, listened to Him, watched Him die and saw Him risen from the grave. John saw, and now he testifies to what he saw.
Look once again at those two amazing words in the verses above. Assurance and Remain. God has given us “assurance” through His Indwelling Spirit. That assurance is that when we surrender our lives to His Son, our Father, His Precious Son, and the Holy Spirit “remain” in us.
I place my faith in John’s words. I can believe what he says because he was there when it all happened. He saw with his own eyes God’s Risen Son. Amen & Amen.
What a Thoroughly Triumphant Thursday!
