April 13, 2026

1 John 5:6–12
6 "This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that He has testified concerning His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life."

We are looking at God's testimony to the deity of Jesus.  We know that God testified verbally of Jesus' deity at His baptism ("the water"), but that is not all.  God also testified emphatically to Jesus' deity at His crucifixion ("the blood").  Do you remember God ripping the veil from top to bottom?  Do you remember God raising the dead?  Do you remember even the Centurion crying out that Jesus is the Son of God?  All of these testimonies were divinely initiated by God to testify that Jesus is in fact His Son; God in human in form.  Praise the God-Man Jesus Christ.

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY

• Kevin & Rhonda Brendle
• Tom & Marilyn Taylor