O Lamb of God, the price you paid to redeem this hardened clay... Thank You, Thank You, Thank you!!!!!
Did you ever wonder how God could love any of us so deeply, so unconditionally, ever constantly after our hearts?
I find it very hard to comprehend how this all knowing God, knowing everything about me from before I was born till the time I die, that He would send His Son to die for all my sins anyway. The blood of my precious Jesus covers and cloths all my shamefulness of sin. This is the truth that continually draws me to want a deeper, closer relationship with my Savior. That He could love me and see in me more than I will ever see in myself.
To even think in this life that I will never fail God or fall, I would be a fool. But knowingly being the kiss of Judas to my Saviors face and betray Him, I would be a bigger fool. To spit on the grace of God knowing what I know now, would just kill me.
Let me explain this and how I feel from my heart about knowingly, or just being plain ignorant to something, and continuing in sin or making excuses because we won't even ask God or seek Him as the bible tells us to. (Matthew 7:7 and Luke 11:9)
People still today are listening to that snake Satan just like Adam and Eve did in the garden. They were deceived, and made excuses, and blamed each other for not listening to God and so do we. And then we blame God for the consequences. Romans 1:25, Why do we exchange the "truth about God for a lie"..... His presence was always with them, just as He is and wants to be with us today. Just as we expect obedience from our children, God desires it from us. Not to be cruel, but to protect us from self-inflicted harm. Isn't that what any loving parent would do? Yet as rebellious as people were back then, we still are today and blame God for the consequences that come from not listening. Saying things like He isn't a loving God, or you choose just not to believe in Him at all. What a horrible , lazy, ignorant excuse not to seek God or change, or even think you don't need to.
If you read the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis, you will see how yet God loved them, and clothed them even after they had sinned. They realized they had sinned and then knew they were naked when God called to them. He provided covering for them by a blood sacrifice, as He does for us today. He doesn't just leave us out in the dark cold and naked because we rebelled or make excuses. He gives us chance after chance to repent and come clean again. He cloths us with a garment of righteousness that was purchased with the life of Jesus Christ! From the beginning of time, without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Ask God this question and I know He will answer you. "A heart like mine, how could it be worthy that You would give Your Son to redeem me and bring me to salvation?"
I realized my need for a Savior in the shamefulness of my sins. I allowed His Holy Hands to hold me still, shaping my heart daily, do you? I pray you come to the truth that you have been saved by the grace of a LOVING GOD. Ephesians 2:4-5, " But because of His great love for us, God, Who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ"..... All God wants is for us to realize this truth, and our need for His Son and turn from sin. To open our thought of a life that is eternal. Seek knowledge from a pastor, or read the bible again if you have to, and see the dark, hateful, wickedness during all the ages of time, EVEN NOW, and wonder how such a world could be loved at all. Yet He always did and still does.
Oh God forgive us. Our thoughts of You are way too human. Luke 24: 45, Open our "minds to understand the scriptures." If it had not been for Your Spirit touching the deepest part of my heart, my eyes would have NEVER been open to the truth. I would have remained blind and ignorant if it had not been for Your constant love.
John 3:16............. "God so loved the world, He gave us His Son"......
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Kim
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