1 John 1:1 ~ Life and 1,000 Things

Hello girls!

Pete and I just got back from a long weekend away to be at my nephew's baptism and it was a long day in the car! (But such a beautiful new baby boy and a miracle to witness God calling him in faith! Tear-jerker..) I'm sorry it's taken me all day to get to our study - Day 1 here we are already! :) It's very exciting! And even more so to do my study tomorrow in the morning -God's Word is refreshing and cultivates amazing things any time of any day, but I love a morning Bible study - something about it!

Anyway, to address our short little introductory verse today I took away one major lovely reminder:

All of life stems from Him.

He has always been life, he is my life now, and he guarantees my life in the future and after death! And the quality and content of my life all depends on Him! He is the only way to a purposeful life. I see and enjoy miracles, blessings and heartfelt joys regularly, but the reality is that they are all marred - and interrupted - by the sin of this place, and by the grave truth that this is not all that we're made for. It reminds me to not put a lot of stock in anything here, but to praise him for what he gives and what he takes away, and rest content in His promise that real life lies in relationship to Him here, but also, excitedly in heaven one day! It is incomprehensible how deep and wide his love is for us that he envelops us in such meaningful, really, eternal life through faith in Jesus!

This brings calm and comfort to me tonight. He is in control here and after, and life is always good (here and later!) knowing this!!

Thank you God, for being our life, down to the minute joys and sorrows.

Listen to this song tonight 1,000 Things and praise Him that he is always working in our lives and that His life gives ours meaning beyond our understanding! It's based on the words of John Piper, who said God is doing a thousand things in every thing He does in our lives.


Have a restful night and see you again in the morning!

Welcome to our study!! :)

Love you,
Cait