1 John 4:9 “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might[live] through him.” Commentary: A marriage would be a good example of one person living through another person! The two become one and the production of children! The word “live’ used in this scripture in the Greek means to live spiritually and eternally together! This word denotes a particular way of living. Christ quickens our mortal bodies! We live Holy and just justified by his sacrificial death on the Cross! Our mortality is swallowed up in the immortality of our Savior! His death for us brings his life into us! Death is conquered for us and our resurrection is guaranteed in his resurrection from the dead! God has a life independent of us so whether we live or die he always is! Eternal! We partake of his eternal life in relationship to us as he lives through us and we live in him! He is independent yet we are dependent on him for our existence came through him! We live under the constant guidance of his Holy Spirit! We receive as a gift what he has given us and what he is preparing for us! His plans become our plans! His will for us becomes our will regardless of what comes! We do not reject him because life gets challenging! Thy will be done! We trust him for our outcome according to his will! Not my will be done but your will be done! All things work together for good! His purpose for us is only found as we live in him! Let us look at the Apostle John! If the only snap shot of his life was to see him boiled in a pot of oil you might get discouraged! If you saw another snap shot of him being exiled to a slave labor camp on the Island of Patmos you could get discouraged! However as you read this scripture and the Book of Revelation written with the pen of John you would say I get it now! Every life is lived through someone else with very different outcomes! Who are you following? That person or spirit is living through you! I have decided to follow Jesus! James & Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com