Made Alive in Christ: 1 John 4:9

"In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him."  (1 John 4:9).

It is by God's love for us that He has shown through Christ Jesus that we are made alive.  In this, we are made alive to grace, to faith, to obedience, and to covenant relationship that is the Church. Christ Jesus has brought us to life, He has caused us to be reborn by His grace in baptism and we who were once far off have been brought near by the shedding of His blood.  For this reason, we should always remember the goodness of His grace and the awesomeness of the gift that His Son has given as the substitutionary atonement for the sin of mankind.  Today, on this day, praise God for being made alive in Christ Jesus.