“The Bible is a revelation of the fact that God is love. Many people misunderstand this attribute of God. ‘God is love, ‘does not mean that everything is sweet, beautiful and happy, and that God’s love could not possibly allow punishment for sin.
When we preach justice, it is tempered with love. When we preach righteousness, it is righteousness founded on love. When we preach atonement, it is atonement planned by love, provided by love, given by love, finished by love and necessitated because of love.
When we preach the resurrection of Christ, we are preaching the miracle of love. When we preach the return of Christ, we are preaching the fulfillment of love. No matter what sin you have committed, or how terrible, dirty or shameful it may be, God loves you.”
The Security of Love
“One way we experience God's love is in the security we find in him. As we face the uncertainties of life, Paul's eloquent words in Romans 8:38-39 give us great assurance: ‘I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord’ (Romans 8:38-39, KJV).
Our son, his wife and our grandchildren are living in a fairly dangerous area in a developing nation. I am often asked if I worry about their safety. My reply is a quotation which I heard years ago: "Safety is not the absence of danger, but the presence of the Lord."
Whoever wrote those words must have received the idea from King David, who wrote from a dangerous place, ‘I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety’ (Psalm 4:8, KJV). God is with his children, and as he is love, we can rest in the security that the presence of the all-powerful One is with us” (Clyde Cook).
Prayer
Lord, we can do nothing to be worthy of Your love. We are so thankful that You loved us so much that You sent Jesus to pay the penalty for our sin. Please help us to live as Your forgiven children, motivated by Your love in all we do. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
When we preach justice, it is tempered with love. When we preach righteousness, it is righteousness founded on love. When we preach atonement, it is atonement planned by love, provided by love, given by love, finished by love and necessitated because of love.
When we preach the resurrection of Christ, we are preaching the miracle of love. When we preach the return of Christ, we are preaching the fulfillment of love. No matter what sin you have committed, or how terrible, dirty or shameful it may be, God loves you.”
The Security of Love
“One way we experience God's love is in the security we find in him. As we face the uncertainties of life, Paul's eloquent words in Romans 8:38-39 give us great assurance: ‘I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord’ (Romans 8:38-39, KJV).
Our son, his wife and our grandchildren are living in a fairly dangerous area in a developing nation. I am often asked if I worry about their safety. My reply is a quotation which I heard years ago: "Safety is not the absence of danger, but the presence of the Lord."
Whoever wrote those words must have received the idea from King David, who wrote from a dangerous place, ‘I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety’ (Psalm 4:8, KJV). God is with his children, and as he is love, we can rest in the security that the presence of the all-powerful One is with us” (Clyde Cook).
Prayer
Lord, we can do nothing to be worthy of Your love. We are so thankful that You loved us so much that You sent Jesus to pay the penalty for our sin. Please help us to live as Your forgiven children, motivated by Your love in all we do. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
