God's Love - John 15:13
God's love towards us, His estranged creation, is graphically depicted in the sacrifice He made on our behalf. "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13 NIV).
Jesus Christ, is God's unique and eternal Son.1 He is the Alpha and Omega,2 the Great I AM,3 the "Mighty God"4 by whom all things were created5 and in whom all things consist.6 Jesus, who is the head of all things,7 humbled Himself in such a way that the human mind couldn't even bare the thought of it. He came into this sin-cursed world and actively partook in our sufferings. Even as we are flesh and blood, He shared in the same.8 He became a man and dwelt among us.9 He shared in the sufferings we brought upon ourselves through our rejection of His holy precepts.10 And as if that were not enough to convince us of His love and concern for us, Jesus, the immortal God and the Giver of Life, gave up His own life upon the cross in the greatest act of love the world has ever known! In doing so He took our sins away, effectively nailing them to the cross with Himself. Thus, He who knew no sin became sin for us11 and He who gave life to all, tasted death for those condemned to it.12
God's Love - For God so Loved the World
This is God's love! "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him (John 3:16-17). Jesus Christ loved the world so much that He gave everything for it, from His rights and privileges as the unique eternal Son of God, to His very life! If you want to see the love of God, look to the cross. "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins" (1 John 4:9-10). "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
God's Love - It's For You!
God's love has been made known to us and now He stands at the door and knocks.13 It's up to every individual to either pursue a personal relationship with God or else reject Him outright. The only barrier between us and God's love is our own freewill and Jesus Christ is the door.14 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'" (John 14:6). Salvation is a free gift bought and paid for by the blood of Christ. There is no other way. "…Do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" (Galatians 2:21). You can't earn God's forgiveness through good works. How will doing the good works that you should have done all your life make up for the countless times you've failed? God's no fool. You can "use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me…" (Jeremiah 2:22).
A man once fell on his knees before Christ and begged, "If You are willing, You can make me clean." Christ, "filled with compassion" replied, "I am willing; be clean" (Mark 1:40-41). We too can fall on our knees and acknowledge God's only provision for our sins. We too can hear, "I am willing; be clean." Christ willingly took God's righteous indignation upon Himself so that you don't have to; whoever accepts His death upon the cross as payment for their sins will be reconciled to the God whom they've offended. "All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them…God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:18-19, 21). Will you accept God's love today?
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Hey Marcia....stopping by to say "HI"! Expecting not to get above freezing the next 3 days...sure wish I didn't have to go to work. But then I'd prolly just sit home eating cozy comfort food...nah, I'd better work! Much love & hugs my friend! Paula
My friends we are living in 2010. Excuse me! Yes this is year 2010. Give God the glory. Give God the praise. Exalt his name. God is good and worthy to be praise. Don’t worry about who’s looking at you and think your strange. Worship the only wise living God. Worship God right now!
We are recovering from all the Holiday festivities... so enjoyed our time with friends & family. I'll be taking down the decorations tomorrow and getting ready to go back to work. Have a blessed week! Paula
My friends we are living in 2010. Excuse me! Yes this is year 2010. Give God the glory. Give God the praise. Exalt his name. God is good and worthy to be praise. Don’t worry about who’s looking at you and think your strange. Worship the only wise living God. Worship God right now!
For the past week I've been posting videos on my FB page from bands I grew up listening to: More Than A Feeling (Boston) 1976; Bad Case Of Loving You (Robert Palmer) c. 1980; Roll With The Changes (REO Speedwagon) middle 1970's; No Anchovies, Please (J. Geils Band) early 1980's; Surfin' USA (Beach Boys) 1960's; and Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) 1950's. (If I may borrow a quote from Michael Jackson) "Those songs will always be special to me. But now.......but now........I LIKE THE NEW SONGS:
..Marcia,I pray this finds you well and blessed,my sweet friend.. I pray that you have A Very HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!I love you much in Christ.Georgia :)
A New Year's Resolution Hallelujah to the Father, And give glory to the Son! Voice your joy unto the Spirit, Echo praises, everyone! At God's throne, lay down this new year, His, the battles to be won; As each problem comes before you, Pray in trust, "Thy will be done." Place your hopes and dreams in Jesus, Your whole life is in His care; No more anxious, fevered worry, Each new day, give thanks in prayer. With this new year in God's trusting, You'll have peace from up above; Every day And every hour, Rest within your Saviour's love!
December 31,2009 Well, glory be to God this next year. Today I was pondering upon this 'global warming' myth-panic which has recently, seemingly, overcome this Nation. I am so Glad God provides an answer for us all on this topic. If we will be willing to read the scripturees, many answers can be found. From what I have found, I think the Liberals are promoting a false concept of 'no God' by promoting this unsubstantiated myth. Well, upon my reading of the King James version of THE BIBLE in Genesis chapter 8, I have found ammo to debunk it all. At the end of the Chapter in verse 22 it is written, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter,and day and night chall not cease." We still need to realize God is the one in charge here on this earth, over that of mankind. HE promised the times of cold and heat as well as seedtime and harvest. These times won't end! We need to trust God over that of mankind who does not believe in God, and are trying to frighten us all away from Him. God does not lie. This Earth was put here for Man, not the other way around. Surely we are to care for this earth, but not to the extent of making life unsustainable and killing us all to do it ! Therefore, God is against this myth too. Now is a good time to consider whose side we want to be on in the end by how we want to thihnk and act,
sent an Angel to watch over you last night, but it came back... I asked,"Why?"... the Angel said: "Angels don't watch over Angels!" Twenty Angels are in your World. Ten of them are sleeping. Nine are playing. One is reading this comment... Send this to ten friends, including me. As soon as you get five replies, Someone you Love will quietly surprise You
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