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Morning and Evening

February 5, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world." — 1 John 4:14 · KJV

It is a sweet thought that Jesus Christ did not come without His Father's permission, authority, consent, and help. He was sent by the Father to be the Savior of men. We are too apt to forget that, while there are distinctions among the persons of the Trinity, there are no distinctions of honor. Too often we ascribe the honor of our salvation, or at least the depth of its love, more to Jesus Christ than to the Father. This is a great mistake. Suppose Jesus came — did not His Father send Him? If He spoke wondrously, did not His Father pour grace into His lips, that He might be an able minister of the new covenant? He who knows the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as he ought never sets one before another in his love; he sees them at Bethlehem, at Gethsemane, and on Calvary, all equally engaged in the work of salvation. O Christian, have you put your confidence in the man Christ Jesus? Have you rested solely on Him, and are you united to Him? Then believe that you are united to the God of heaven. Since you are brother to the man Christ Jesus and hold closest fellowship with Him, you are thereby linked with God the Eternal, and "the Ancient of days" is your Father and your friend. Did you ever consider the depth of love in the heart of Yahweh, when God the Father equipped His Son for the great enterprise of mercy? If not, let it be today's meditation. The Father sent Him! Dwell on that. Think how Jesus works what the Father wills. In the wounds of the dying Savior, see the love of the great I AM. Let every thought of Jesus be joined with the Eternal, ever-blessed God, for "it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief."