The Mystery of the Godhead
To know the Father’s love means to obey Him, for only those who obey are able to say that they recognize His authority over their lives and experience His loving care for them.
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Colin Smith: If you want to know what a relationship with God the Father looks like, the place to begin is with what that meant for Jesus. Jesus knew and enjoyed the Father's love, and his whole life was aligned around the Father's will.
We see this most clearly in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus says, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." We all want to know the Father's love, but here's the challenge: Are you ready to say to God, "Not my will, but yours be done"?
Knowing the Father's love and doing the Father's will belong together. Discover the Father's love, and you'll want to do his will. Pursue the Father's will, and you'll discover more of his love.
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Books that draw out the commands, blessings, and promises of Scripture are wonderful gifts. Last year a friend gave me an early edition of Lincoln’s Daily Devotional. I was intrigued to discover that Abraham Lincoln used a daily devotional, and I have found what he used to be wonderfully helpful. Published in 1852, Lincoln’s devotional gives a verse of Scripture (from the King James Version) for each day of the year. These verses are organized around monthly themes, including the privileges, duties, joys, sorrows, temptations, and final blessedness of a believer. -Pastor Colin
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Books that draw out the commands, blessings, and promises of Scripture are wonderful gifts. Last year a friend gave me an early edition of Lincoln’s Daily Devotional. I was intrigued to discover that Abraham Lincoln used a daily devotional, and I have found what he used to be wonderfully helpful. Published in 1852, Lincoln’s devotional gives a verse of Scripture (from the King James Version) for each day of the year. These verses are organized around monthly themes, including the privileges, duties, joys, sorrows, temptations, and final blessedness of a believer. -Pastor Colin
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About Colin Smith
Colin Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a thriving, multi-campus church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and Founder and Teaching Pastor of Open the Bible.
Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he trained at the London School of Theology where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Theology and Master of Philosophy. Before coming to the States in 1996, Colin served as senior pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London.
He is the author of several books including Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings through the Beatitudes; Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross; Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life; The One Year Unlocking the Bible Devotional; 10 Keys for Unlocking the Bible; The 10 Greatest Struggles of Your Life; as well as others. His preaching ministry is shared around the world through Open the Bible.
Colin and his wife Karen reside in Arlington Heights, Ill., and have two married sons and five granddaughters.
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