DAILY READINGS: Ezra 10; Daniel 11:1-20; Revelation 6
From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood. Revelation 1:5
Have you ever thought about the order of the words here? The Lord Jesus loved us and then He washed us. He loved us before He washed us, while we were still in our sins and spiritually filthy. It was this great unprovoked love that led Him to Calvary where His shed blood washed our sins away. We love Him because He did it! He loved us before He did it! All praise to Him. —Carl Knott
I will sing of Jesus’ love, sing of Him who first loved me;
For He left bright worlds above, and died on Calvary. —Franklin E. Belden