Protection

I have really been meditating on John 17 for awhile. Though I read other chapters and books I keep getting drawn back to John 17. It is about Jesus' prayer to Father before He went to the Cross. It is all about His love for Father and the Fathers love for Him. And Jesus includes us into this so personal prayer. In the 15th verse He asks" I am not asking you to take them from the world but to protect them from the evil one".....Wow!
Now I am pretty sure`that All of Jesus' prayers were answered. The implication of those words encompasses so much.
Protection from the evil one means: from disease of the body, heart & soul!
Divine protection was prayed over you before the Lord even went to the Cross. How much more is that promise now that it has also been covered in His blood?

His Word tells us

We may live in this world but we are not to let the things of this world effect us.
We are new creatures in Christ Jesus
We have the Mind of Christ
We are dead to sin

Ask the Lord to reveal to you how much He loves you. His love for you is endless!

Treasuring Relationships

Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses” (Luke 12:13-15).
Life is not about things and how much “stuff” you can accumulate. Your identity and value as a person should not be based on the abundance of your possessions. If, however, your sense of value as a person is wrapped up in your things, what happens if you lose those things?
This man that came to Jesus to sort out his inheritance had the real treasure in front of him all the time, but he couldn’t see it because “things” were in the way. The real treasure was his brother!

Faithfulness and Open Doors

In 1 Timothy 1:12 Paul writes,
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.
According to Paul, Jesus did three things. First, He enabled him, which means Jesus is the One who puts the gifting in you. He is the One who gives you talent. He is the One who gives you the ability. Second, Paul says that Jesus counted him faithful. Apparently, Jesus is watching and He expects you and me to be faithful. Third, Paul says that Jesus put him into the ministry. In other words, Jesus opens doors when we are faithful, doors that no man can shut. When the way seems blocked, Jesus can make a way where there is no way.
Here is the point.
It is not enough just to be enabled. Some of the greatest, most gifted, and talented people in the world are living far, far below their potential. While the enablement is there, Jesus has not found them faithful yet, and so certain doors of opportunity remain shut. Having the gifting is not enough. You need to have both the gifting and be faithful. When both are there, Jesus opens doors.Recognize and develop the gifting God has given you, but focus on being faithful so that God can open doors in your life.

Bayless Conley

judgement in our favor

In Matthew 10:8 the Lord Himself instructs us to freely you have received so freely give.
Often judgement is seen as a negative consequence.
What if instead we looked at it from a love and mercy standpoint.
That the judgment is instead in our favor.
Christ paid for our sins 2000 years ago on the cross. We are clothed in His righteousness. So just as we have received mercy, love, forgivness we are to freely give that to others.
As we receive all good things from Him we are to give it freely to others whether it is wisdom and unconditional love to basic human needs like food and clothing.
The negative judgment is for the ruler of this world who will be cast out. John 12:31
I am so grateful that I have a Counseler, Intercessor, Advocate. His Name is Jesus Christ.

Reflection

"It is easy to think of the poverty far away and forget very quickly. Today a great disease is that feeling of loneliness, the feeling of being unwanted, having forgotten what human joy is, what the human feeling is of being wanted or loved. There is a hunger beyond needing a plate of rice or a piece of bread. There is a tremdous hunger and a tremendous feeling of unwantedness everywhere. And that is really great poverty."
Mother Teresa


Do one thing today to relieve the loneliness of another, remembering that another may just be another family member you live with everyday.

luke 10:25-37

World Wide Romans 8:28

As I was watching the Michael Jackson memorial service yesterday I was touched by the man that many called friend. I always thought he had a child like quality about him. The shyness he showed in interviews was always a contradiction to the person that showed up on stage with such presence and power. Many testified to a side of him that most never knew. A man that despite his struggles always pressed forward in life and so often thought and put others before himself. Only the the Lord knows each of our hearts.
As I continued to watch the program and person after person testified to MJ's belief in God as well as thier own I believe that the Lord exalted and gave honor to him. That celebrating in a persons victories is so much more important than gossiping about his possible weaknesses. The gift of his voice and talant all came from God. He knew it and now the billion people who watched on July 7th know it.
On July 7th, 2009 the Lords name and peoples belief in the Name Jesus Christ was broadcast to app. 1 billion people live across the earth.............
I personally believe that the Lord used Micheal Jackson in a mighty way!

Release in Forgiveness

The ramifications of unforgivness can run so deep and so many directions. It can not only cause illness in us from spiritual to physical but when we hold unforgivness against others it can also hinder what the Lord is doing in thier lives as well as ours.

The Lord has forgiven you all. He has released you from the curse of the cross to be resurrected on the other side.
Release others as He has released you.
You will be amazed at the love, peace and joy forgiveness releases.

Father loves each and everyone of us beyond measure.
Gold can not be effected by any natural earthly element. Man was created in God's image not the earthly natural image. Find Heaven's Gold in each and every person in your world each day. (yes, especially those that challenge you) Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal God's Gold to you!

Psalm 139:1-4

John 15:8 "when you bear much fruit Father is honored and glorified"

What is much fruit? Gal 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Holy Spirit(the work which His presence within accomplishes) is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control (self restraint). against such things there is no law"

By excersising the fruit that is already in us through Christ Jesus we bear much fruit!
By making a decision and forgiving ourselves and others (putting down our flesh) we glorify and honor Father and bear much fruit!!!
It is not what we do it is who we are in Christ that bears much fruit!

The Lord is Good

Psalm 145:9 "The Lord is good to everyone, He shows compassion to all His creation"

The Lord loves you and has great compassion for you. No matter where you are at He is always there with open arms!

guilt?

God does not want you to live in a state of guilt for more than the moment it takes to repent (turn away from). Life is to short to live under a burden of useless guilt. The motivation to share the gospel and to live every moment of the Christian life is found in the past, present and future grace of God!

Acts 13:43
Gal 2:21

Nothing is to dificult

Jeremiah 32:17

"O Soverign Lord! You made the heavens and the earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is to hard for You!"

God not only created the world but through His power sustains it. This wonderful all powerful God knows every detail about your life and there is no problem that He can not fix, no prayer He can not answer. Allow your thoughts and actions to reflect the fact that you serve a God who can not be stopped!!

The following is a devotional posting from Mikki Lawrence. It is a really good read concerning helping hurting people.


Feel the Love

For several months now, I have been pondering the power of empathy. It seems there is quite a bit of varying opinions on what the difference is between sympathy and empathy. So for the purpose of being sure we are on the same page for this topic today, I want to begin by sharing what I believe and understand is the definition of sympathy and empathy, at least for me.
Sympathy and empathy both have the Greek word “path” in them so they both relate to feeling. Sympathy speaks of how we can imagine the feelings of others. We sympathize when a person loses someone they love to death or divorce. We sympathize when someone has cancer. We can imagine, whether or not we have experienced it, how painful a situation might be. “Sym” is the prefix which means “with”; we feel with someone else. We can sympathize without saying a word, perhaps with a hug or caring look. When we sympathize with someone else, we agree that they should feel bad.
Empathy, on the other hand, is when we feel “into” their pain. In the current usage of the word empathy, as opposed to the historical meaning – for you etymologist types, empathy is superior to sympathy and is “other-focused”. Empathy is deeper than sympathy and not only involves the understanding of a person’s feelings but does something to lessen the pain. When we empathize with someone else, we don’t just agree that they should feel badly in their current situation, we enter into their feelings and understand their feelings or thoughts. We can feel their pain, whether or not we have experienced the same pain.
To sympathize is to give your handkerchief to someone who is crying. To empathize is to cry with them.
In Brazil there is a saying that if you’re stuck in a hole, a sympathetic person will get into the hole with you, and the empathic person will give you a rope so you can get out of the hole.
To empathize is to acknowledge another’s pain AND to help them through it.
This is an important topic for me for two reasons. One is I experienced both sympathy and empathy during this last year. Empathy is definitely superior. Two, because I had a dream where I was teaching the difference between the two, complete with points and illustrations. Wish I’d gotten up and written that down!
The purpose of my writing today is to encourage us all to go beyond sympathy in our relationship with people who are hurting and to begin to express empathy.. Now I do understand that we cannot personally be empathetic with large numbers of people all at the same time so this is not supposed to be a guilt trip. But there are some people who cross out lives’ paths that we need to avail ourselves to in the power of empathy.
When is the last time you personally expressed empathy to another? The last time you gave of your heart, your words, your time in order to give another a “rope” to help them get out of the hole?
I thought of Jesus this morning as I thought of the power of empathy. In the travels of a Jewish person of his day, they would go all the way around Samaria instead of taking the short route through Samaria because they considered the Samaritans half-breeds and unworthy of their association with them. Yet Jesus told his disciples that he “needed” to go through Samaria . He needed to give a “rope” to a woman there.
Jairus came to Jesus begging for the life of his daughter. In the middle of this exchange, a woman touched Jesus believing that she would be well if she could just touch his clothes. She was healed and then Jesus stopped and ministered to her some more. Shortly some people came and told Jairus not to trouble Jesus any more because his daughter was, in fact, dead already. But Jesus went to Jairus home and raised his daughter from the dead and then told the people to feed her.. He gave Jairus a “rope”.
When multitudes of people followed Jesus into a “deserted” place to hear his teaching, Jesus was moved with empathy for them and taught them and then fed them by multiplying the bread and fish. He gave them a “rope”.
When Peter, stepping out onto the sea to walk to Jesus, began to be afraid and sink, Jesus reached out and caught him. He gave Peter a “rope”.
When Lazarus died, Jesus cried bitterly with Lazarus’ sister Mary and then he raised Lazarus from the dead, giving Mary and Martha a “rope”.
Sometimes Jesus offered a rope to people and they did not take it. Even though he knew ahead of time that they would refuse his offer, he offered anyway.
And on the cross, Jesus not only sympathized with us because of our sin, he empathized with us and gave us all a “rope” even though it cost him a season of separation from God, physical trauma and pain, emotional pain, and spiritual pain as he literally took our sin into his physical, emotional, mental body.
As I thought back about the last year, I thought of those who sympathized with me. I remember one fellow minister who told me that he felt sorry for me. It really angered me. Something was wrong with his response. Because of his relationship with me, he should have offered empathy, but he did not. He sympathized about my pain, but he did not empathize with me.
I remember returning home from a two-week intensive counseling experience. I was distraught as I thought about stepping back into a stormy situation. I walked into my house to find that some friends had cleaned my house, redecorated some rooms, and added special touches here and there. On my kitchen table was a huge, huge homemade card that said in big letters, “Feel the love” and inside were personal notes. I was overwhelmed with tears and comfort and empathy. They gave me a “rope”.
And there were many others who offered a "rope" to me during this season. Some friends brought me chocolates and flowers.
One beautiful rope was offered by my daughter who told me I did not have to be strong for her. I cried, and she held me.
I believe more than ever that we in the Body of Christ must do more than sympathize with those who are hurting, whether it be those who don’t know Christ at all or those who do know Him. We must empathize.
For after all, if we are part of His body and He feels the pain of others, should we not also feel that pain? Sometimes we say that we are His hands extended. We love the sound of those words. But perhaps we should look at our hands for rope-burn.

The Brick

THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling
down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast
in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting
out from between parked cars and slowed downwhen he thought he saw something. As his car passed,
no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into
the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and
backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had
been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up againsta parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive,
'Would you please help me get him back into his
wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.'Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow
the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly
lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair,
then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at
the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him
everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and
may God bless you,' the grateful child told the
stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply
watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother
down the sidewalk toward their home.It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The
damage was very noticeable, but the driver never
bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept
the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't
go through life so fast that someone has to throw a
brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in
our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when
we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick
at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning
Face it, friend -

He is crazy about you!

Been disappointed?

Have you ever had such sorrow or disappointment that is hard to put into words?
A wounding in your heart that can effect you for a lenght of time?
How a person focuses on that disappointment can keep you from healing and or cause a "spiritual illness".
Learning how to handle earthly lifes disappoinments with Christs resurrection power is a gift the Lord has given us to cover and heal our deep disappointments so they do not manifest into spiritual illness.
Romans 10:11
"No man who believes in Him will ever be put to shame or disappointed"

King David in the Psalms cried out his anguish as well as his triumphs to the Lord and gave us a wonderfull example of how to privately cry out to Him without restraint with our hurts and disappontments.

Bowing Down

Who or maybe is it is what are you bowing down too besides the Lord?

Sometimes we may be bowing down in areas in our life and maybe not realizing it. That putting to much value or time into to worldly thoughts, attitudes, fears and worries is a form of bowing down to those things. That the only One we are to bow down to is the Lord Almighty.

Keeping that in mind as you go about your day can really help you take every thought captive to the obediance of Christ as the Apostle Paul so wisely instructs us to do.

When you worry, stand up.
When you are afraid, stand up.
When pleasing people comes before pleasing God, stand up.
When someone offends you, stand up.

The only One to bow to is the Lord Jesus Christ.
If it is not of God than we must stand.

Running the Race

In Philippians 3 Paul talks about pressing forward to what lies ahead. Running the race of all races. Not to look back. To keep Christ Jesus as your focus ahead of you. Do not be distracted by the circumstances of the past or what is beside you.
Remember that Christ has captured your life and heart for His purposes. Christ has an end in mind for you. To be more like Him! You just need to walk, run, limp if need be at times but keep on moving towards Him. He will do the rest!
How awesome is that!

Mustard Seed

Matthew 13:31, 32

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants. It grows into a tree and birds come to make nests in it's branches"

Sometimes God's manifest rule may start in a small way like the mustard seed, almost unnoticable, but than becomes powerful and plainly visible.

Did you ever think that you may be the answer to someone elses prayer?

Sow forward......

A wider path

A word of encouragement.....

Though the path has been narrow & windy with many tripping hazards......
the rapid floods threatening to sweep you away....
you are protected....
the path is getting much wider...
stop.....look up....
The Lord has paved the way very very wide and smooth.....
ignore what is nipping at your heels, it is only a distraction made with much noise....
keep your focus on Him....
Christ Jesus Purchased The Victory on the Cross.....
See yourself as Father God sees you......perfect in His Son Christ Jesus.....

Crown of Thorns

THE PENETRATING WOUND: a deep wound caused by a sharp, pointed instrument.
The crown of thorns that was pressed upon the head of Jesus caused such wounds. The Jerusalem thorn, known as the Arabian Nebulae, was 4 inches long and as sharp as a needle. The cruel crown containing over 100 thorns, was driven into His head with blows from a rod.
The Bible scriptures record, "than they made a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!" (Matthew 27:29)

THORNS SPEAK OF ORIGINAL CURSE
Thorns speak of the original curse, "...the ground is cursed because of you, all your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it...".....it will grow thorns and thistles for you..." (Gen. 3:17-18)
JESUS TOOK THE CURSE FOR US. He bore the penalty for our sins, transgressions, sicknesses, diseases and pains!
The Apostle Paul writes, "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:
“That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galations 3:13-14)
In the book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 28, Moses talks about the blessings of keeping covenant with God. He also lists the curses. The curses include sickness, disease, insanity, torments, plagues, pestilence, famine and war. Paul states that, “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law”.
So we are free!
The Roman soldiers tried to drive Jesus insane by beating that crown of sharp Arabian thorns into His head. But He didn't lose His sanity but rather through this horrible experience purchased our peace and tranquility.
"And having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself." (Colossians 1:20)
Because of the penetrating wounds He bore for us, WE HAVE PEACE!

So whenever that battle starts up in your mind, remember the wicked thorns that Christ bore on His head so we could have the victory of a sound, peacuful mind.

Grunting & Groaning

Striving....
Grunting & Groaning......
That is soooo me sometimes....feeling a bit off and not so sure why...?
Oh Lord, what am I missing? Please show me...me...me...

Is there an echo in here?

As I was wading in the River this morning the Lord showed me that meditating on His word is good, very good. Too much introspection on my faults is not....
That is too much me, me ,me is what the problem was. I took my focus off of the Lord is why I was feeling out of sorts....that is when the striving starts up....
(you know how it is: Got to change that about myself, why can I not be better at this? Am I ever going to get it? Mmmm...wonder where that kind of thinking comes from? the flesh possibly?)
His love and faithfulness is so never ending...
He is the only One that transforms lives!
He knows what needs to be changed in me.
Acknowledging and repenting (turning away from) is my part...
Leaving it at the Cross is my part....
Christ Jesus makes the changes...
Whew! What a relief!
God is soooo awesome!

Wherever you go

In the first chapter of Joshua the Lord is charging Joshua on how to take His people across the Jordon from the wilderness into the Promised Land. He instructs him to meditate on His word day and night. to not deviate from His instructions to the left or to the right. In all things have courage and be strong and His promise is that in all things he will prosper and be successful.

Joshua 1:9
" This is My command, be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go"

I think it is hard sometimes for us to wrap our minds around the fact that God is with us wherever we go....to the store, to work, driving down the road, the mall. Not only for our sakes but for others too....
When we study and learn the Lords Word we truly begin to get revelation on who we are in Christ. As that realization makes it's way from the head to the heart we truly begin to understand that in Christ we are also the Light for He shines through us to the world around us. We do not have to do anything but pursue the Lord Jesus Christ. As we pursue a personal relationship with Him, He transforms us from the inside out.

Our God is soooo great! He is so amazing!
God is always good.
God is all Soverign
He has a plan for His people and He carries it out!
(Judg 14:4, Ps 138:8, Joel 3:16, Eph 1:5,11)
You are His creation and the Creator always looks after His creations
(Ps 104:9)

He Knows Everything About you

Psalm 139: 1-3

"You may not know Me but I know everything about you,
I know when you sit down and when you rise up,
I am familiar with all your ways"

The Lord knows more about you than you do! He knows the innermost secrets of your heart. He understands your motives and intentions.
Now that can be encouraging or frightening!
It is like whoa!
In Isaiah 54:9 the Lord promises
" Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth, so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you"
Our Father loves us so much that He gave His only Son for us...
Because God knows everything about us we can bring all our problems to Him. We must repent (achknowledge and turn away from our sins) not because He does not know that we struggle with them. The truth sets you free. He does not want you to have anything in you that seperates you from being in complete relationship with Him.
At all times. Continuosly.
You do not have to wait for your prayer time, church on Sunday, being in a certain place. When the Lord shows you something or you say something or do something that you know is not pleasing to the Lord. Stop right there, whether at the grocery store, work, where ever,
privatly repent to the Lord, and you will be amazed at how when you stay continously cleansed it is so much easier for you to hear the Lord.
Remember He knows your motives. You do not have to be perfect in it as long as your desire is to honor Him and long for a close personal relationship with Him.
Now that is ENCOURAGING!!

Wisdom from the Baby Hippo

This morning at the River our beloved Baby Hippo Christiana ( young in years but ageless in her maturity) led the prayer time and had us all read form Proverbs 4.

The passage of scripture that spoke to me the most this morning is 20-22

"My child, pay attention to what I say,
listen carefully to my words,
do not lose sight of them,
let them penetrate deep into your heart,
for they bring life to those who find them,
and healing to thier whole body"

Somedays things can seem a bit off kilter and your not sure why.
Focus on the Lord. Study His Word.
Thank you wise little River Hippo for reminding us all to keep our focus on the Lord at all times.

Come Home

In Luke 15:7 the Lord says " Come home and I will throw the biggest party Heaven has ever seen"

The parable of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son explains God's delight at finding and rescuing the helpless.

Psalm 139:3 "....I am familiar with all your ways."

He loves you deeply. Come to Him. Let the Wonderfull Counselor heal you.
Your Lord Jesus Christ is the Way and the Truth.
Let Him transform you!

He is waiting for you!
Luke 15: 11-32

Being a Victorious Soldier

In Isaiah 53 the prophet talks about the Lords suffering. In verse 12 it says...

"I will give Him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because He exposed Himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels,
He bore the sins of many and interceded for the rebels."

As we "die" to ourselves and submit our will to the Lords it opens a way for Him to touch many through us.
Have you ever just so wanted to help someone? Felt such a compassion for them or thier situation? Prayed to the Lord on how can I help this person or situation?

As you press into your personal relationship with your Lord Jesus Christ, He will make the changes.
You press in.
He does the changing.
That is Faith in action.
His Word says He is the Author and Finisher of your Faith.

You keep pressing in...untill you know that you know that He is your God...

Not only the God of.....
Abraham, Issac, Jacob, your Pastor, your mothers, your friends.....

Keep on pressing in, make Him your God!

He will give you the honors of a victorious soldier!!!

Hosting His Presence

Our greatest privilege in life is to be a person that God will rest upon. He is in all of us by covenant and will never leave. But He is not always upon all of us. The challenge we face is to learn to be people who host the presence of the Lord as our greatest calling in life. While He is in me for my sake He is upon me for others sake. Transformed lives eternally.
The Lord God Alimighty is a mighty Divine magnet whose very presence will change the climate and atmosphere around each of us when we open ourselves to Him. Imagine if we each took daily His presence with us as we went to school, work, in our neighborhoods. Cities transformed.
Be that ripple in the River.
Or lets change that to a Wave!
Let's storm the cities!
It is ours already!
Our Lord Jesus Christ won the battle at Calvery, it is time we quit debating with the enemy and start enforcing The Lords Victory!
Not through our might but through our yielding submission to Him so His presence can go forth through us!

You are Chosen

The Chosen

In the midst of the chaos and disarray
I feel the Lord’s presence around and within me
It is a wonder I have never known before
What looks like destruction rippling away from my circumstances
He turns into blessings before my eyes
And He brings remembrance of times past
and that His ways are higher than mine
His thoughts higher than mine
He shows me that I am His
I am Chosen
That my salvation is His foremost purpose for me
Drawing me into relationship with Him
Bringing me to this place in time
This season of my life
His Holy Spirit bringing me into remembrance
of His loving hand upon me my whole life
Molding me
Teaching me
Refining me
Stretching me
To be the person He destined me to be
To bring Him glory as a Chosen Child of God
To be a witness by who I am in Him

T.R.Demers ( Dec 2007)

Fathers Love

Sometimes even comprehending the magnitude and depth of Father Gods love blows me out of the water (so to speak).
in 1 John 4:9 it says how that God gave His only begotten Son to show us His love.....

When you personalize that and say God gave His only Son for me...
for me...
meditate on that.... really chew on it...read the whole scripture.....
it leaves a person feeling so utterly speechless, and so smothered in love....

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I praise you Lord for revealing Your Truths and loving us so much!