+ Living for Christ: In Light of Our Triune God +
Board for Evangelism Newsletter: June 2010
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.”
(2 Corinthians 13:14)
The three-leaf clover is not just a symbol of the Irish or of good luck. It also has strong connections to the Christian Church. Tradition holds that St. Patrick used the three-leaf clover to explain that teaching of the Trinity: God is three Persons in one Divine Being.
Historically, Christian Churches celebrate Trinity Sunday at this time of year. It is an opportunity to focus on the unique God revealed in the Bible: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We call Him “the Triune God” because the Bible teaches that He is three Persons yet only one God. That is difficult to understand, and it certainly distinguishes Him from other gods. But there is so much more we are told about Him in the Bible, and it completely separates Him from all others.
For instance, this Triune God knows you very intimately and personally. In fact, He made you specially, and has used the choices and circumstances in your life – all to make you the one-of-a-kind person you are.
The Bible also says that this Triune God requires from all people – including you and me – perfect obedience to His Law, the 10 Commandments. Failure to meet this requirement will be met with His wrath and eternal punishment.
But His Word also reveals that the Triune God loves you like you have never been loved before. His love for you moved Him to come to earth in the Person of Jesus, and to live and die in your place, in order to provide you with perfect forgiveness and peace with Him through faith in the Savior Jesus. And the resurrection of Jesus from the dead proves that His work on your behalf was accepted and complete!
Perhaps you already know the Triune God of the Bible and all He has done for you in Jesus. If so, then remember to thank Him. If this is news to you, then we invite you to join your friends at our church this Sunday, to get to know this Triune God and all He has done for you, and how much He truly loves you!
The three-leaf clover is much more than a symbol of good luck or an Irish heritage. It also illustrates the one true God who loves you, sent His Son to die for you, and promises to work all things for your good. The Apostle Paul concluded his Second Letter to the congregation at Corinth with this beautiful prayer: “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14). This is our prayer for you!
