When we love those that persecute us, I think that it really shows the love of Jesus. It's easy for anyone to love someone who loves them back, and this is good too, but it takes a real person, someone who knows the love of God in their heart, to really love someone who does them wrong.

I think the ultimate example of this love is when Jesus was hanging on the cross. Even though He was mocked by those who had put Him there, He still found it in His heart to ask forgiveness for them, and to continue to love them.

This is the love of God, the love that we can only know and experience and give as we walk and remain in Him. For He is love. And He fills our hearts with His love as we know Him.

Romans 5:5 "The love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us".

The love of God that is given to us by the Holy Spirit will allow us to love even those that do us wrong. What a wonderful and powerful love this is, beyond anything this world has ever seen or known, except in Jesus Christ Himself! God Bless!

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You know how Jesus said that we are to love God with all of our heart, and how this is of such importance? (Mark 12:30)

Well, I believe that as we spend time with our Father, we are richly rewarded. I think that as we get to know Him and let Him into our lives more and more, that we grow to love Him more and more, for there is nothing about Him that we can not love. He is perfect and He bends over backwards to help us out and to show He cares when we ask and I think that as we get to know Him it would be impossible not to love Him with all of our hearts.

It's a shame that in our fallen states it is hard for us to love at times, and sometimes almost impossible, but with God all things are possible and I think the love for our Father will change everything! God Bless!

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In life I find that it's easy sometimes to look at all the rules and regulations and forget how imperfect sometimes we truly are. Life is about mistakes and learning from those mistakes. I think that it is in our mistakes that God teaches us the most. It's were we learn the greatest lessons in life. When we see the error of our ways we also see the beauty of forgiveness and second chances.

I think that it's easy sometimes for us to lock ourselves away and hide from daily life, and some people do. Maybe you don't trust yourself. Maybe you are afraid of what you might do.

Religion teaches us that we must be better. That we must somehow figure out a way to fix ourselves. But God says, "Just come to Me. I'll show you the better way. I'll make things right. I'll set you up on high where nobody can touch you, where nothing can harm you and you will be safe. I promise you."

God will show us the better way as we come to Him. He will give us that better life. The life we so deserve. The one that we so desire and He so desires for us. And it's ok to mess up, because when we do, He will always be there to fix whatever we do. He wouldn't be a good father if he didn't, and He is the best Father anyone could ever ask for. Try to understand His love and you will see. He wants to have a relationship with you. He wants to know you. He wants to bless your heart. There is nothing that He would not do for you. Open up your heart and see the goodness that He truly is. Allow Him to bless you as He wants to. If we have Him in our lives, we shall be eternally blessed. God bless!

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The heart of our Heavenly Father is one of tender compassion and mercy.

Exodus 34:6 "Then the LORD passed by in front of him [Moses] and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth"

When we see Jesus we see the heart of the Father.

Mark 1:41 "Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

When we see Jesus healing, we see God's desire for all to be healed and made whole.

1 Timothy 2:4 "Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."

We see Him as the great Healer that He is.

Psalm 107:20 "He sent His word and healed them."

In also see Him as the one who seeks to bless us.

Numbers 6:23 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace."

God asked Moses to speak this blessing upon His people.

John 17:15 "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one."

We see Him as the Great Protector.

John 7:37 "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink."

We see Him as the Great Provider.

John 6:58 "This is the bread which came down out of heaven [the Lord Jesus Christ]; not as the fathers ate and died [the manna]; he who eats this bread will live forever."

We see Him as the Bread of Life.

John 6:48 "I am the bread of life"

We see Him as the Great Saviour on the cross.

Mark 15:25 "It was the third hour when they crucified Him."

We see Him as our Great Burden Bearer.

John 19:17 "And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha"

We see Him as the Great Saviour of the world.

Luke 19:10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost"

The heart of the Father is deep and never ending. I don't think we will ever get to the end of the depths of His love for us, in this life or quite possibly in the next! Thankfully we have such a wonderful Father in Heaven. Let us adore Him and give Him praise for all the goodness that He truly is! God Bless!

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Family is such a wonderful thing and so very precious in the eyes of our God. The great thing about family is they are to move together. They are to work together. They are to stick together under any circumstances. There is nothing that should be able to pull a true family apart.

When we are born again of the Spirit (John 3:3), we are blessed with a wonderful spiritual family, our great family of God!

Hebrews 2:11 "For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He [Jesus] is not ashamed to call them brethren"

The family is a representation of our relationship with God our Father and with His Children. This is why we call one another brethren. God places so much emphasis on families that He wouldn't even let Moses proceed forth with His mission until Moses had dealt with his own family! (Exodus 4:24-26)

What is also great is that even those who don't have a family or those who have come from broken homes are not without hope in this life! Your spiritual family, the Family of God is powerful and eternal! As Christians (believers in Christ) we are all part of the great Family of God.

The Family of God is to be a family of love. A family which we can look to at all times for help, for comfort, for encouragement, for support. The family is to move as one and stick together. And of course God is the Father.

Colossians 3:14 "Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly."

It's interesting to note that the devil always seeks to break apart families. Look at the great number of divorce rates and the decline in the family home in the last couple of decades. Why? Because the devil knows how important and powerful the family is! He is always seeking to destroy what is good and of God. Notice how one of the first sins recorded in the Bible was the murder of Abel by his very own brother Cain!

Genesis 4:9 "Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

This true answer to this should be: Yes, we are to be our brother's keeper! We are to look out for one another. As Jesus Christ said, we are to do unto others as we would have done unto ourselves (Luke 6:31). That is the great Golden Rule. Our love for God and the love of God in us should radiate and extend to our brethren at all times.

Family is so important and as the family of God we need to be able to stick together and hold peace with one another. The world should see a perfect example of the family and perfect love being upheld. Not squandering and fighting, but a perfect love for one another. We are to be an example and a witness of Christ to the world.

So let us love our brethren always with our deepest love and remember the love that God has for us at all times. For He is the glue that keeps us together, He is the bond that strengthens us, and in Him we shall remain strong and grow as the blessed Family of God. Amen. God Bless!

Additional Resources:

Here are the lyrics to a hymnal written by Bill Gaithers about the Family of God, you may have heard it before. It goes:

I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God

I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His blood!

Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,

For I'm part of the family, the Family of God

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The power of the Holy Spirit is able to deliver us from all sin, all fear, all doubt, all worry, all depression, all anxiety, etc. etc. You must yield to this Spirit and let it fill you with the fulness of all that God is (Eph. 5:18)!

Luke 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

Acts 1:7 "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you"


How long shall we wait for this gift? We shall receive it now! For it has already been purchased with a most precious price, the Blood of our Lord (more precious than silver or gold 1 Pet. 1:18-19).

Acts 2:2-4 "And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

For the Spirit is given without measure to the Sons of God (John 3:34).

Romans 8:15 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father"

Luke 11:13 "How much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

1 John 3:18 "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth."

How shall we know when we can love perfectly in truth? When the Spirit of Him who is love has filled us to the full. This is a heavenly love, a Divine love that can only come from Him who is love. Him who knew no sin but became sin to redeem those whom He would call His own (2 Cor. 5:21)!

1 John 4:7 "Love is of God"

We know that we are of God because of the love we have for on another. When we are born of God our love should steadily increase day by day. Again, this is the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. Remember, as we abide in Him, we become more and more like Him, and He is love (1 John 4:8)!

Allow the power of the Holy Spirit to transform you just as it did to the Apostles two thousand years ago. Allow it to transform you into a Spirit filled believer full of the Lord Jesus Christ, His faith and His love! God Bless!

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The Spirit of forgiveness is a wonderful thing! The Bible says that the perfect love of Jesus Christ counts no wrongs against another. This Spirit of forgiveness holds no grudges or remorse. No matter what is done, it always forgives. This is the Spirit of Jesus Christ which lives in all of us as believers in Him!

We know that no matter what we have done, God has forgiven us. He has bore our guilt and our shame on the cross. Colossians 2:14 says that the Lord took everything that was against us, everything that could condemn us, and nailed it to the cross! It literally pierced through His own hands! He suffered for our sins! And not only that, He asked forgiveness of those who were doing it to Him! (Luke 23:34)

Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"

Because of this, and because we have that Spirit of forgiveness within us, we now have the power to forgive just as He did, even against those who wrong us.

To forgive means to completely forget. Just as the Lord has forgotten all of our sins (Psalm 103:12), so should we forgive all who have wronged us. Even the Apostle Stephen said, during his last dying breath,

Acts 7:60 "Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep."

So when we forgive someone, we forget. This doesn't mean that we condone what they did, but we say that we are not going to hold it against them. When we forgive we are released. So many times people hold on to negative unwanted emotions that creep into an area of unforgiveness. This is why God wants us to forgive!

2 Corinthians 2:10 "But one whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ"

Colossians 3:13 "Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you."

You see, God wants us to forgive because it not only releases us, but also the person whom we are holding in unforgiveness. It is bondage for everyone, and no good comes from any bondage! So remember to forgive as the Lord has forgiven us. Let the Spirit of love and forgiveness help you to make the right choices and to set your spirit free in Him! God Bless!

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Jesus said that the world would know us, not by our knowledge or worldly possessions, but by our fruit. This fruit is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in us as believers in Him. Just as you can identify an apple tree by the apples it produces, or an orange tree by the oranges it produces, so should the world know we are Christians by Christ that is produced in us.

The fruit of the Holy Spirit consists of nine parts. These parts are (Galatians 5:22-23)

• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Patience
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Faithfulness
• Gentleness (meekness)
• Temperance (self control)

These nine fruits of the Spirit are produced as we abide in Him. It is a natural process just as trees bear fruit naturally, and this is the way that the world should see us as Christians. This is how they see Christ. By the fruit that we produce. Notice the very first and most important fruit on the list. It's love. And not just ordinary love but the perfect love of God in Jesus Christ.

John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

The term Christian means "Christ in them". And that's what the world should see, "Christ in them". It was originally meant to be a derogatory term, but it holds great truth. The world should see Jesus Christ. This is how the Son is made manifest unto the world. Remember, He is the Head and we are His body (Colossians 1:18). Let us hold fast to the Head (Colossians 2:19) that we may move in union with Him and one another. Then shall the world see the fruit and know Him, for He shall be living in us mightily! God Bless

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Jesus teaches us that it is much more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Not only do we receive back when we give (Luke 6:38) but we are also blessed with the joy that is found in a life of giving.

When we give we never lose. We also receive back what we give, and at the same time we fulfill a Divine Law. A Divine Law of giving. This is the true nature of God, and anytime we follow in that true nature, in His very footsteps, we are blessed just as He is Blessed (See The Blessed God).

Also when we give we learn to love others and we come to know God more. Because God is love, when we love we shall become more like Him. We shall come to understand and to know Him. Because our minds and bodies are created after the image of God, even after the fall of man (see Genesis chapters 1-3), there still remains a part of us that has the ability to know God and to understand who He truly is. Because we are created in His image, I believe that we still have that little bit of connection, the connection that has been fully restored in Jesus Christ, giving us not only hope but a greater and greater understanding of God and His nature through His Son and through the Holy Spirit that He has given unto us as believers. God Bless!

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When we give, not only do we receive back, back we are also filled with the joy of being able to know God more and more. When we give, we are filled with the joy and the light of God. God is a giver by nature, and He rewards those that give out of a loving heart (He is a Father who rewards good behaviour).

So why do we give? Our motives should not be out of selfishness, but always out of the Divine love of Jesus for one another. This love should be our motivator, our very inspiration. The Apostle Paul said,

"If I have not love, I am nothing". (1 Cor. 13:2)

Love must be the motivator behind everything that we do. The perfect love of Jesus Christ will strengthen us to give where it is needed the most.

For blessed are the pure in heart, the love makers, for they truly shall see God, (Matt. 5:8) not with their eyes, but with their heart. When this love of Jesus Christ is our motivator and it has transformed our hearts into pure gold, we shall truly see God for who He is. We will know Him, not as we think we know Him, but as He truly is. We will never question Him nor doubt His love for us. For He is love, and He is here to bless us and to show us the world, to lead us along His narrow path. He shall make known to us His ways as we seek His face and rest in Him. Amen.

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Love will lift us higher. It will place us closer to Jesus. Closer to all that is Divine. Love is the fuel of life. It is the spark of all that is good. Love is God, and God is love. Love is of God, just as we are of God. Love is divine.

Jesus is Divine and He is love. As we love we are brought closer to Him. We see Him as He is. We know Him for who He is. Love is the flame that lights our fire. It's the light in a darkened world. It's warmth on a cold night. To know the love of Christ is to know God. To experience this love is a blessing. Pray for this love, for yourself and for all those around you. This is the love of Jesus Christ and it is wonderful. God bless. Amen.

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Forgiveness is such a wonderful thing and holds so many blessings for us. When we forgive others, we are not saying that what they did was acceptable, but rather we are saying that we love that person enough that we will not hold it against them. Remember, perfect love keeps no record of wrongs! (1 Cor. 13:5)

If anybody had a right not to forgive it was Jesus. Yet He still did, even on the cross in His most agonizing suffering, He still had the love and the strength to forgive those who had done Him evil (Luke 23:34). This is the perfect love of God in Jesus Christ, and it is the forgiveness and the love that we experience everyday as Children of our Father in Heaven. Let this love permeate to others and forgive, just as have been forgiven. (Col. 3:13) With the forgiveness of God, the world would be a much better place!

Matthew 18:21-22 "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[this in the Hebrew signifies a perfect forgiveness]"

Remember, we forgive because we have been forgiven (Col. 3:13)! God Bless!

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Beautiful song with a great message. Thought I would share.

Here are the lyrics if you are interested:

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Momma and her Daddy
With her baby in a back seat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low
On faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year

She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
She was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared, she threw her hands up in the air

(Chorus)
Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
'Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder and that car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the back seat sleeping like a rock
For the first time in a long time she bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight
(Repeat chorus)

She has such a beautiful voice! Hope you enjoy! God bless.

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There is a love that the world has never known, a love so perfect that the world has never seen nor known. This is the love of God in Jesus Christ. It is in the heart of every believer and Child of our Father. The world has no room for this kind of love, no place for a love of this kind. For this kind of love is gentle, it is kind. This kind of love thinks no evil of another. This kind of love does no wrong. The love of this kind is the perfect love of Christ in every born again believer, and as we walk with our Heavenly Father and wonderful Lord, we are perfected in this love and transformed into His spirit, His compassion, a compassion for all. This truly is a wonderful love that the world does not know, but we know Him. He truly is the one who is true love, the author of all, the and the sustainer. He is the bond and the substance that keeps us together, united as one. He is the Lord, and He is our God. God Bless.

1 John 3:2 "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."

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The love of a Father is a wonderful thing. God has chosen the relationship of a father and a son to represent His love for us. The father seeks to give everything to the son, and would even give up His own life for the son, which is exactly what Jesus Christ did on the cross for us. In this way God has shown His love toward us in His Son. Jesus Christ also went on to say that God's love for us as His Children is even greater than anything we have known.

Matt. 7:7-11 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!"

God's love for us is so perfect that He has chosen to represent it by the love of a father for a son, but even our natural understanding does not compare to the true love that God has for man. Man is imperfect and has sin, but we were created in His image and continue to reflect some of these great truths of who God is, even if not perfectly.

But the love of a father for a son is a wonderful thing and a beautiful representation of God's own love for us! Come to Him and let Him reveal that special love He has for you as one of His Children.

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The Bible says that there is no condemnation (or judgement) for us in Jesus Christ. You must remember that God looks down on us with understanding and love. He understands all of our faults, He knows what we have been through in life, and He never judges us! Jesus said that He judges no one, even though He has the right to judge (John 8:15-16)! You see, because He is without fault, that gives Him authority to judge, yet because of His love, Jesus does not judge nor condemn (it is our own sin that condemns us, we can not live forever with sin (Gen. 3:22), but praise God that He has made the sacrifice for us and we are now justified by faith! Gal. 2:16).

So when we walk in Christ, we have no more condemnation. That's because He is the perfect sin offering. I love how the Psalmist David said,

Psalm 103:14 "For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust."

What is the Psalmist saying? He's saying that even when we forget, He remembers that we are only dust. He knows who we truly are. He knows and remembers that we were conceived in sin and birthed in iniquity (Psalm 51:5)! Sometimes we can forget this, but the Lord remembers. And in His undying love He has sent forth His Only Begotten Son, that no matter what we do and what we have done, He loves us and has made provision for us in His Son Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory!

So we can walk as victors in Jesus Christ. We can rise above sin, depression, condemnation, doubt and worry, because God had done it for us! He has made the perfect provision, and in Him there is no more condemnation for His sacrifice was perfect and His love is perfect for all who come to Him seeking His love and grace.
We need not worry or doubt but give thanks for all that the Father and the Son have truly done for us! God Bless!

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The heart of Jesus is one of compasion and understanding. It is a heart that always forgives, never judges. It is a heart of great warmth and mercy. It is a heart that understands our every needs (Heb. 4:15) and calls out to us, even in our darkest hours.

This is the spirit we are to minister to others. When we minister with this heart, when we have this great compasion that our wonderful High Priest had, our words will be powerful and effective, our touch will heal, our voices will sooth, our very prescense will deliver.

In this heart of Jesus all bonds will be broken. All affliction will be healed. All wounds will be mended. We will come to know the Lord more as we experience and share this great love. When we give, we receive. When we share, we understand. This is a love to be experienced, a love to be enjoyed. This love truly transforms and heals us, our very hearts and souls.

When we have love like this we shall move mountains and the enemy shall not stop us. For when love comes, all else must go, and only that which is lovely shall remain. Let us pray for this heart of Jesus, for it is a wonderful heart, full of grace and truth, that shall lift us to new heights and make us conquerors of all (Rom. 8:37).

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The wonderful thing about Jesus is He is a friend to all. He will never turn anyone away, and He fully accepts all who come to Him. Jesus plays no favoritism, nor is He a respecter of persons. This is what perfect love is.

Perfect love never judges. Perfect love is kind to all. The perfect love that is Jesus Christ is a friend no matter what.

John 15:15 "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you."

Even though Jesus is King of all Kings, He is still humble enough to wash our feet and to call us our friend! What a wonderful saviour we have! God bless.

Great Picture of Jesus made by Janet!

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The love of God in Jesus Christ is truly the answer to all of our needs. God could have chosen to give us anything. He could have given us money (not that He still doesn't provide this), He could have given us power, He could have given us a number of things, but the thing that He chose to give us was His Son.

Jesus was the answer to all of our spiritual needs. All of our deepest hurts and desires. The love of God truly transforms us and makes us whole again. The Bible says, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God". A pure heart is one that is filled with the love of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. No man has known this love, a love so powerful that He gave His life, until they come to know that one Who truly is love.

Grace is such a powerful word, and it is a word that can only be explained through the love that God is. On the cross, grace is personified. God never gave us a definition of grace, He showed it to us. He painted us a beautiful picture for all eyes to see. That picture may have been an ugly one at the time, but it was a beautiful display of the awesome power of love of Jesus Christ.

This love the world has never known, and had it known this love, I believe things would truly be a whole lot better. You see, love has the power to change. The power to heal. The power to set free and to capture the heart and the mind. It's what we were created for. To know God and the love that He not only offers, but that He is.

So let this precious love of God in our Saviour Jesus Christ set you free. For this love has a power to heal you. It has a power to transform you. It has a power to take you higher than the heavens themselves, and nothing can hold you back. Grow in the grace, knowledge and love of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen!

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The love of God is a wonderful thing, transcending all that we know. It is not perceivable by our senses or conceived entirely in our thoughts. It is something so great that it must be experienced for oneself, then you shall truly know what this love is and what it truly represents. The Bible says that we can not even conceive in our minds what God has in store for us (1 Cor. 2:9-10), but that these things are revealed (made known, unveiled) unto us by the Holy Spirit which He has graciously given unto us. I believe it is the same for the wonderful love of God. Inconceivable by natural means, but attainable through the Spirit of God.

The Spirit of God and the love that is brought through that blessed Spirit is something to be experienced. It can not be fully explained by words, nor reasoned by the mind. Yes, the Bible does speak these words, but these words must be made alive by the One Who gave them, the One to whom all glory is due, then you will see truly what these words mean and speak.

So let the Spirit and the love of God speak to your heart, for it will set you free. It will raise you above the world, above all your past and all your hurt. It will teach you to be kind and gentle, not just to the ones that you love, but unto all. And you will also be blessed with the blessed peace that the Spirit brings with it. This peace is again beyond our knowing or understanding (Phil. 4:7). You could understand all the mysteries of the world and not have this kind of peace nor could I explain it to you with words to be understood, but it is truly a gift from God received through faith in the Son, in the Word, in the Lord God Almighty Himself. What blessed peace this is.

So when we look back to the cross, we are calmly reminded of God's love. The love that shall never leave us nor forsake (Heb. 13:5), that shall never separate us or turn against us (Rom. 8:5), that shall never leave us stranded and without hope, that shall never abandon us, nor turn away. This love reminds us of Him, and as we turn our eyes upon Him we see the glorious hope that is set before us and we learn of His love for us. We see it in the face of the Son. Warm, and never to be forgotten.

A peace and a love that warms us heart and soul. A love and a warmth that lifts our spirits and souls to new heights we never could have imagined. We pray for this blessed peace, for this joy, for this satisfaction that fills our souls and takes us to new heights. This is the love of Jesus, and it is real, for you and me. Poured out on a cross 2000 years ago, it still crys out through the blood stained hands and the whips on His back. Poor and blood beaten, He did it all, and He gave it all, for you and for me. That we might know Him, and the fullness of His suffering and glory. That we might be like Him. The unrighteous for the righteous. The blameless for the blameable. One shot that He took for you and for me. To all that would believe upon His glorious Name. That He might take them to new heights and depths. That we might cry His Name and sing His praise to the glory of the one and only Begotten. The one who poured out His life and gave it all for you and me. Rest in His peace and His glorious love. This is Jesus, and He is you, and you are me. God bless!

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