Judges 9:1-10:5; Isaiah 30:1-33; 1 Corinthians 9:1-23
You must be born again. John 3:7 NKJV
There are a series of imperatives in John chapters 3 and 4. It is imperative for sinners to be born again, while in verse 14 there is the imperative of the Saviour, “Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” Next, John the Baptist says, “He must increase, but I must decrease”(John 3:30). Then Jesus says of the Father, “Those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). There is a wonderful progression applicable to us, the “must” of the sinner, followed by the “must” of the Saviour. Then the “must” of the Sovereign followed by the response of a servant. Finally, there is the “must” of saints regarding worship to Him. May God help us to make application of them to our lives.—Gary McBride
Crowned with the victor’s crown, Jesus on high we see;
He won that place of high renown on Calvary’s cruel tree. —J. Wheeler