a good confession

1 John 4:¹⁵ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 

Seventeen words.  That's all the Apostle John needed in the verse just quoted.  Most of the words are simple and short.  The great message of the Bible is not complex, but we are full of complexes that cause us to stumble over, ignore, push away and avoid the seventeen words.  If we really grasped the truth that God wants to live within us, I think we would embrace it (and feel His embrace).  But we like to keep control...even those of us who have placed our trust in the Lord...we like to hold onto the reins...the remote control...the calendar...the idea that we are "masters of our own fate".  Perhaps it would help keep us centered to start each day simply applying this verse.  We might find a quiet corner and say (why not out loud?):

 

"Jesus, you are the Son of God and you left Heaven to find me".     Then we might say it a different way:

"Jesus, you are the Son of God and yet you died for me."              And how about one more time: 

"Jesus, you are the Son of God and I will live forever with you."  

I don't think Jesus tires of hearing us lift Him up because He was lifted up just for that purpose.

What a wonderful promise we have.  If we confess that Jesus is God's Son, God lives in us and we live in God.

 

blessings,

Rob Smith