7 Days to Victory Over Fear Muestra

God Gives Freely

Daily Verse – “So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us?” Romans 8:31-32, MSG

I heard an old preacher tell a story years ago that stuck with me. There was an engineer who spent his days overseeing a drawbridge that allowed for trains to pass over a large river. Once the train would pass, the engineer would maneuver the gears to lift the drawbridge sides for large boats to pass under.

On one particular day, the engineer’s young son was at work with him. In the busyness of the workday, the man lost sight of his son. Just as he was reaching to lower the bridge for a train to pass, he saw his son playing down near the gears. If the engineer lowered the bridge to let the train pass, his son would likely be crushed. But, if he left the bridge up, the train full of people would crash into the river.

The engineer sacrificed his son that day so the people on the train could live. Those passengers were never even aware of the sacrifices made for them. That’s what God did for us. He sent Jesus to die so that we might live. And, if God would give us his Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? God adores you and puts everything on the line for you. You can trust him with everything in your life.

Daily Declaration – God is on my side; I cannot lose. He didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for me, embracing me even while I was a sinner. Since He sent Jesus to die for me, I can also trust Him completely to take care of everything else.

Daily Action – What does Jesus’s death mean to you in your daily life? How does that increase or encourage your faith?

Daily Prayer – Thank you, Lord, for loving me so much that you sent Jesus to die for me. I’m so grateful for the amazing love you have for me. Help me to trust you like I never have before.

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