The Truth

"For God So Loved......."
What an incredible statement.
Four simple words, yet they hold within the idea of a divine, supernatural God who is above all others who claim to be god, who loves me. I know that the sentence is in past tense and don't for one moment think that God's love played out years ago. It hasn't. God's love is a new and fresh as the morning air and is permeating every inch of this planet.

It doesn't matter what you have done in the past. Today.....God loves you.
It doesn't matter what you may do today...........God loves you.
With valentines day coming up, men will give their sweeties boxes of chocolates and beautiful cards to express their love.
God gave the world an old rugged cross of wood.
And on the cross, He asked His son, Jesus, to become the literal payment for our sins.....past, present and future. Jesus complied with the wishes of His Father.The love of God for us compelled him to use this plan to redeem those who would be saved into a life and relationship with Him that will last forever.

God loves you today, just the way you are.
But God loves you today so much that He doesn't want you to remain in the lifestyle you currently are in.
He wants to transform you and give you, as Jesus put it, "Life abundant!"
II Corinthians 5:17 reads: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come!  Did you catch that? The "old" life is gone and is replaced with a new one. Now this new life doesn't mean all your circumstances and situations have changed, but your ability to deal with them and move through and beyond has changed. God will direct you and guide you. He is there for every step of the way.

Most of us don't like who we see when we look in the mirror. We're too fat. We're bald headed (me). We are not very attractive and that becomes a tool the devil uses against us. But when God looks at us.....he looks beyond the outside straight to the very center of our being and he sees the most glorious thing in the world. We are his creation. To use a phrase you've probably seen or heard before...."God don't make no junk!" I have heard several (including myself) make the statement that we are not worthy to accept what Christ did for us on the cross. Well, you know what? You are! Jesus didn't find you unworthy. He saw value in you that you do not see in yourself, and for that reason, he chose to die so that you and I might have life.

Let God speak to you this morning.
let him whisper in your spirit of how much he loves you.
Feel him wrap his arms around you and pull you close.
Know that you are precious in his sight.
Receive the love and salvation God has to give freely.....

God on you today!
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