Today's Daily Lesson comes from 1 John chapter 5 verses 6 and 7:
6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. 7There are three that testify: 8the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.
Yesterday's verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin was a day of vindication not only for the family of George Floyd, but also all the millions of others who watched the video of his death, and pleaded along with the bystanders on the street for Officer Chauvin's knee to be removed from Mr. Floyd's neck.
Mr. Floyd's breath cried out. The blood of Abel cried out. And the water spilled from Jesus' side on the cross cried out. These three testified together, all in agreement. This was a murder. The jury heard the testimony and convicted.
I pray this is an inflection point for us as a nation. I pray it is a turning point for America. Truth won the day yesterday. Mr. Floyd's breath mattered. His life mattered. Black lives matter. Truth won the day yesterday. May it also win the future.
The breath, and the blood, and the water testify. Let us listen. Let us hear. And let us render our verdict: justice for all.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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