Do everything without complaining and arguing... (Philippians 2:14 NLT)
Wouldn't the world be a better place if people would just stop complaining so much? Let's face it, our lives are better than any generation in history could have ever imagined them being and yet some people will inevitably find things to grumble about. Certainly, there's a time, place and manner in which to deal with issues that are genuine problems. But, constantly "fussing and fuming" is not very becoming for a follower of Jesus Christ. Start counting your blessings and "turn your frown upside down."
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Consider This...
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. (Ephesians 5:3, 4 NLT)
There are things that God says should never be found among His people, but are prevalent in too many churches today. God is looking for a pure people that desire to live distinctly different kinds of lives from the world around them. Don't accept the lie that moral impurity is just an unavoidable reality in this culture or that God doesn't care about these matters any more. Remember, Jesus said, "God blesses those whose hearts are pure..." (Matthew 5:8)
There are things that God says should never be found among His people, but are prevalent in too many churches today. God is looking for a pure people that desire to live distinctly different kinds of lives from the world around them. Don't accept the lie that moral impurity is just an unavoidable reality in this culture or that God doesn't care about these matters any more. Remember, Jesus said, "God blesses those whose hearts are pure..." (Matthew 5:8)
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The Truth About Repentance
2 Chronicles 33:1-20
This is the last message in the series from Hezekiah’s life and it primarily deals with his son rather than with Hezekiah personally.
Hezekiah was the good son of an evil father and he was the good father of an evil son.
How could a good father have such an evil son?
The text does not give us an answer to why Manasseh rejected the God of Heaven to become a blatant idolater. And, much of the time there aren’t any simple answers to why a child turns out so adversely to the way he was raised.
It appears that his mother was a good woman. Her name was Hephzibah (2 Kings 21:1), which means, “My delight is in her.” This may indicate that she was a pious woman, but she apparently didn’t have the same influence on her son that Eunice did with Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5).
Whatever the reason for his rebellion against God, every reform that Hezekiah had brought to the Kingdom of Judah...Manasseh reversed. Even worse, he took the nation further into apostasy than they had ever been previously.
A list of some of Manasseh’s apostasy:
Consequently, what God had done to the Assyrians during their siege of Jerusalem in Hezekiah’s day was now done to Manasseh (33:11; cf. 2 Kings 19:28) in his day. The Assyrians captured Manasseh, placed a “hook” in his nose, and led him away into captivity (33:11). This (“hook”) was an ultimate form of humiliation imposed on the King of Judah!
It wasn’t until Manasseh reached this lowest point in his life that he was broken and humbled before the God of Heaven. Sometimes it takes people reaching their lowest point before they are ready to acknowledge their need of God!
When he began to call on God (33:12-13) he was heard and God delivered him from his captivity (33:13). Manasseh had finally recognized the one true God and bowed his heart before him.
After being freed to return to the Kingdom of Judah, he began to correct the evil he had done. He brought significant reforms to the land, though he allowed the people to continue sacrificing at other places than the Temple in Jerusalem (33:17).
Never-the-less, after all the efforts to make amends for his years of apostasy, the effects of his evil deeds had long term consequences on Judah as a nation. God personally forgave Manasseh of his rebellious ways, but the people of Judah never fully recovered from the direction he had taken them (cf. 2 Kings 23:26; 24:4; Jeremiah 15:4).
Here is “The Truth About Repentance” we must learn from Manasseh’s example. You will be forgiven of your sins by a gracious God Who cleanses the repentant heart, but you may never recover all of the things you lost during the time of your rebellion against Him.
Our rebellion against God has pervasive consequences that may go well beyond our personal forgiveness and recovery. And, sometimes those effects are irreversible, though you personally have been pardoned by God’s grace.
Application:
Forgiveness is only possible because of the grace of God extended through the Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection!
This is the last message in the series from Hezekiah’s life and it primarily deals with his son rather than with Hezekiah personally.
Hezekiah was the good son of an evil father and he was the good father of an evil son.
How could a good father have such an evil son?
- Was it that he neglected Manasseh while doing his work of state?
- Was it friends that Manasseh associated with in the early years of his life that wrongly influenced him (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:33)?
- Was it the reputation of his grandfather (Ahaz) that appealed to him as the avenue to express his youthful rebellion?
- Had he grown callous to spiritual things while watching the resurgence of worship at Jerusalem?
- Did he see spiritual inconsistency in his father’s life or that of others that led him to rebel against the faith?
- Or, was it solely the rebellion that was in his own heart (Proverbs 22:15) to reject anything/everything he had been taught? (cf. 33:10)
The text does not give us an answer to why Manasseh rejected the God of Heaven to become a blatant idolater. And, much of the time there aren’t any simple answers to why a child turns out so adversely to the way he was raised.
It appears that his mother was a good woman. Her name was Hephzibah (2 Kings 21:1), which means, “My delight is in her.” This may indicate that she was a pious woman, but she apparently didn’t have the same influence on her son that Eunice did with Timothy (2 Timothy 1:5).
Whatever the reason for his rebellion against God, every reform that Hezekiah had brought to the Kingdom of Judah...Manasseh reversed. Even worse, he took the nation further into apostasy than they had ever been previously.
A list of some of Manasseh’s apostasy:
- He rebuilt the pagan altars and wooden images (33:3) to false gods.
- He desecrated the Temple by placing pagan altars inside it’s holy structure (33:3, 7).
- He instituted the worship of the heavenly bodies in the skies (33:5).
- He practiced witchcraft, fortune telling, sorcery, and other forms of demonic activity (33:6).
- He sacrificed his son in a pagan worship ritual (2 Kings 21:6).
- He killed innocent, righteous people (2 Kings 21:16), which might have included the prophets (possibly Isaiah,# if he was still alive at the time) that delivered God’s message of judgment to him.
- He was more wicked that all the Kings of Judah that had gone before him and led the people into greater wickedness than the pagans who were originally driven out of Israel when it was conquered (33:9; cf. 1 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Timothy 5:8).
Consequently, what God had done to the Assyrians during their siege of Jerusalem in Hezekiah’s day was now done to Manasseh (33:11; cf. 2 Kings 19:28) in his day. The Assyrians captured Manasseh, placed a “hook” in his nose, and led him away into captivity (33:11). This (“hook”) was an ultimate form of humiliation imposed on the King of Judah!
It wasn’t until Manasseh reached this lowest point in his life that he was broken and humbled before the God of Heaven. Sometimes it takes people reaching their lowest point before they are ready to acknowledge their need of God!
When he began to call on God (33:12-13) he was heard and God delivered him from his captivity (33:13). Manasseh had finally recognized the one true God and bowed his heart before him.
After being freed to return to the Kingdom of Judah, he began to correct the evil he had done. He brought significant reforms to the land, though he allowed the people to continue sacrificing at other places than the Temple in Jerusalem (33:17).
Never-the-less, after all the efforts to make amends for his years of apostasy, the effects of his evil deeds had long term consequences on Judah as a nation. God personally forgave Manasseh of his rebellious ways, but the people of Judah never fully recovered from the direction he had taken them (cf. 2 Kings 23:26; 24:4; Jeremiah 15:4).
Here is “The Truth About Repentance” we must learn from Manasseh’s example. You will be forgiven of your sins by a gracious God Who cleanses the repentant heart, but you may never recover all of the things you lost during the time of your rebellion against Him.
Our rebellion against God has pervasive consequences that may go well beyond our personal forgiveness and recovery. And, sometimes those effects are irreversible, though you personally have been pardoned by God’s grace.
Illustration:
During a roast for Pete Rose to honor the anniversary of his record breaking hit, the historically cocky Charlie Hustle turned into the 69-year-old prodigal son of the Big Red Machine. He told the crowd of 500 or so that included former teammates (Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr., George Foster) that he screwed up. That he essentially was guilty of gambling as charged.
That he wanted to become an example of what you shouldn't do when you have the opportunity to confess your sins.
"I disrespected the game of baseball. When you do that, you disrespect your teammates, the game and your family," said Rose, sobbing along the way to the shock of everybody...
Added Rose to that hushed ballroom, "You can talk about hits and runs and championship games. ... (But) I want my legacy to be (that of) somebody who came forward. If anybody has a problem here today, come forward. Don't hide it. ... You can run, but you can't hide.
"If I can help a young kid to know what I went through, maybe I can prevent them from going through the same thing.
"I got suspended 21 years ago. For 10, 12 years, I kept it inside. ... That's changed. I'm a different guy. ... I love the fans. I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball."
It cost him being inducted into the Hall of Fame, which may never happen or not until he's dead. You can be forgiven, but sometimes in the path of your sinful behavior you lose things you can never recover.
It cost him being inducted into the Hall of Fame, which may never happen or not until he's dead. You can be forgiven, but sometimes in the path of your sinful behavior you lose things you can never recover.
Application:
- Don’t make God break you to make you acknowledge Him. (cf. Philippians 2:9-11)
- Consider the long term impact of your actions, not just the short term pleasure. (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25)
- Always keep a short account of sins with God. (cf. 1 John 5:16-17)
Forgiveness is only possible because of the grace of God extended through the Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection!
Friday, June 08, 2012
Consider This...
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. (Proverbs 19:2 NLT)
In a world that's seemingly always in a hurry, maybe the best advice anyone can give you is: "Just slow down!" Whether it's young people trying to hurry into adulthood, parent's rushing their children to every conceivable event, or workaholics trying to climb the ladder of success, the end result is that people don't have "time" anymore. Too many of us have gotten caught up in the "rat race" of life! We're keeping the wheel always spinning inside our little cages, but we really aren't going anywhere important. "Haste" will make you miss some of the best parts of life and that is a terrible "mistake.
In a world that's seemingly always in a hurry, maybe the best advice anyone can give you is: "Just slow down!" Whether it's young people trying to hurry into adulthood, parent's rushing their children to every conceivable event, or workaholics trying to climb the ladder of success, the end result is that people don't have "time" anymore. Too many of us have gotten caught up in the "rat race" of life! We're keeping the wheel always spinning inside our little cages, but we really aren't going anywhere important. "Haste" will make you miss some of the best parts of life and that is a terrible "mistake.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Consider This...
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32 NLT)
Forgiving those who have wronged us isn't always easy, but it's always right to do. The reason is because we've been forgiven so much ourselves that there's no excuse for not extending the same to others. You don't have to repeatedly subject yourself to people's hurtful ways, but you do have to let go of the anger, bitterness, and desire for revenge they've caused. Those negative emotions/inclinations will ultimately destroy you, not the person that wronged you.
Forgiving those who have wronged us isn't always easy, but it's always right to do. The reason is because we've been forgiven so much ourselves that there's no excuse for not extending the same to others. You don't have to repeatedly subject yourself to people's hurtful ways, but you do have to let go of the anger, bitterness, and desire for revenge they've caused. Those negative emotions/inclinations will ultimately destroy you, not the person that wronged you.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Consider This...
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32 NLT)
So much hardheartedness in our world today, but God calls His children to be "tenderhearted" towards one another. We're to be sympathetic and compassionate to the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. It's easy to become jaded with all the brokenness that is around us, but Jesus said that people will know we are Christians by our love for each other (John 13:35). That includes more than just "saying" we're concerned for those who are hurting. It means we get involved in doing something to alleviate the needs whenever it's possible!
So much hardheartedness in our world today, but God calls His children to be "tenderhearted" towards one another. We're to be sympathetic and compassionate to the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. It's easy to become jaded with all the brokenness that is around us, but Jesus said that people will know we are Christians by our love for each other (John 13:35). That includes more than just "saying" we're concerned for those who are hurting. It means we get involved in doing something to alleviate the needs whenever it's possible!
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Consider This...
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32 NLT)
Today would be a great day to start making "random acts of kindness" a part of your daily routine. Just look for an unsuspecting person that you can bless by doing a thoughtful deed for them (expecting nothing in return) and then go do it. You'll not only make their day...it'll make your day, as well!
Today would be a great day to start making "random acts of kindness" a part of your daily routine. Just look for an unsuspecting person that you can bless by doing a thoughtful deed for them (expecting nothing in return) and then go do it. You'll not only make their day...it'll make your day, as well!
Monday, June 04, 2012
Consider This...
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. (Ephesians 4:29 NLT)
Arguably, the language people use has become increasingly more vulgar and laced with expletives/innuendo. Some Christians excuse their "foul" talk because they say they want to be relevant to our modern culture. But, what we need to remember is that God will hold each of us accountable for the things we say (Matthew 12:36). Our words reveal what's really in our hearts (Matthew 15:18-19). If the language we use is dirty...we need to have our hearts, not our mouths "washed out."
Arguably, the language people use has become increasingly more vulgar and laced with expletives/innuendo. Some Christians excuse their "foul" talk because they say they want to be relevant to our modern culture. But, what we need to remember is that God will hold each of us accountable for the things we say (Matthew 12:36). Our words reveal what's really in our hearts (Matthew 15:18-19). If the language we use is dirty...we need to have our hearts, not our mouths "washed out."
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Be Authentic
2 Chronicles 29-30
When Hezekiah came to power he renewed the worship of the one true God at the Temple, as well as the celebration of the Passover (2 Chronicles 29). This was a monumental task that brought the blessing of God back to His people (29:10). As a result, spiritual renewal spread across the land as the people began to honor the Lord again.
General order of events:
There are also two New Testament examples of the Temple being cleansed by Jesus. The first was at the beginning of his ministry (John 2:13-17) and the second was just before His crucifixion (Matthew 21:10-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-46).
There is no Temple today where Christians must gather for special festivals/feast days as was true under the Old Testament Law. But, the New Testament still uses the idea of the temple in two specific ways: 1. Wherever the people of God gather together they (the people) are His Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). 2. Each individual believer is called the Temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and should not defile His temple with immoral living.
Using the example of the cleansing of the Temple in Hezekiah’s day and the idea today of each believer being the temple of God, I want to focus on authentic Christianity.
Authenticity doesn’t begin with conforming the outer deeds of our lives to righteousness, but rather with the transformation of our hearts before God.
For the Temple in Hezekiah’s day to be again a place of worship and honor to God, the first thing that had to happen was to open the doors and remove the rubbish/debris from the inside (29:5, 15, 16, 18-19). The glory of the Lord will not reside in a dirty/defiled Temple, nor will His glory be revealed in the life of a believer that is closed to His inner working and left cluttered with the debris/rubbish of this world.
The Psalmist prayer should be on the lips of every follower of Jesus: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24)
One of the main things that Jesus condemned in the Pharisees was that they were supposedly clean on the outside (righteous works), but dirty on the inside (cf. Matthew 23:25-28). They had not been willing to allow God to cleanse the inside and their religious practice became mere formalism/ritualism.
Authenticity occurs when our inner lives (motivations/attitudes) and our daily works (activities/actions) are consistent with each other. To the degree that there is inconsistency there will be a lack of authenticity and hypocrisy will be present.
What is of concern today is the degree to which we are willing to allow our hearts (God’s Temple) to be filled with the love of the world (debris/rubbish) while acting publicly like devoted followers of Jesus.
cf. 1 John 2:15
Loving the world has to do with adopting the values, ambitions, philosophies, arguments, and attitudes of the world. It’s not about loving life on this planet, but it is about loving this planet’s “system” of values and ideals. This shuts our “temple doors” to the power of God and our lives become increasingly filled with the rubbish/debris of our culture, thus preventing deep worship of God and the light of His Gospel being seen through us.
This all came home to me recently when I was talking with a group of people and I mentioned to them what the scripture says about an issue currently confronting the American church. I’m not surprised when unbelievers push back against biblical truth, but I am always disappointed when the resistance comes primarily from those who profess faith in Jesus Christ. When we allow the thinking and values of the world to infiltrate our minds to the degree that we begin making the same philosophical arguments as the world...we have fallen in love with this “world system.”
We cannot just conform certain parts of our lives to the ways/will of God. Our hearts must be transformed because it is there that the real defilement is found. (cf. Matthew 15:7-9, 17-20) As God changes our hearts, He changes everything else too. It’s an inside-out proposition. The outside-in approach turns people into hypocrites and/or legalists.
If we’re going to be authentic followers of Jesus we have to be willing to ask ourselves questions like...
Being a Christian isn’t just about getting out of hell! It’s also about becoming an authentic follower of Jesus so that He is glorified in every area of my life!
Closing:
He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of his new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed his tattered Bible and declared that he drew the strength for his great work from it as scores of pious people welcomed him as a man sent from God. Indeed, Adolf Hitler was a master of outward religiosity--with no inward reality! (Today in the Word, June 3, 1989.)
Adolf Hitler is an extreme example of what happens when outward appearances become more important than inner transformation!
When Hezekiah came to power he renewed the worship of the one true God at the Temple, as well as the celebration of the Passover (2 Chronicles 29). This was a monumental task that brought the blessing of God back to His people (29:10). As a result, spiritual renewal spread across the land as the people began to honor the Lord again.
General order of events:
- Hezekiah comes to sole power as King of Judah and opens the doors of the temple that had been shut during the reign of his father (28:24).
- He gathers the priests/Levites together to charge them with their duties before the Lord.
- The priest/Levites begin the process of sanctifying themselves and cleansing the Temple (28:24).
- It takes a total of sixteen days (29:16,17) to completely remove all the debris/rubbish from the Temple and to sanctify it according to the Law of Moses.
- Hezekiah and the priests/Levites go to the Temple to restart the sacrificial system and worship God (29:29, 30).
- Sin offering (29:21)
- Burnt offering (29:24)
- Thank offering (29:31)
- Peace offering (29:35)
- Drink offering (29:35)
- The offerings are accompanied by loud music, singing and worship (29:25-26, 29-30).
- The Temple and offerings are completely set in order according to the Law of Moses (29:35).
- A decree is issued by Hezekiah and sent throughout the land for all the men to come to Jerusalem to observe the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (30:1, 6-9).
- Many participate, but some haven’t been fully consecrated to celebrate the Passover and Hezekiah prays for God to pardon them under these circumstances (30:18-20).
- God is pleased with all that is done and a great celebration is experienced in Jerusalem (29:36; 30:26).
- The people that had travelled to Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Passover return to their homes and destroy all the sacred places of idol worship (31:1).
There are also two New Testament examples of the Temple being cleansed by Jesus. The first was at the beginning of his ministry (John 2:13-17) and the second was just before His crucifixion (Matthew 21:10-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-46).
There is no Temple today where Christians must gather for special festivals/feast days as was true under the Old Testament Law. But, the New Testament still uses the idea of the temple in two specific ways: 1. Wherever the people of God gather together they (the people) are His Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). 2. Each individual believer is called the Temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and should not defile His temple with immoral living.
Using the example of the cleansing of the Temple in Hezekiah’s day and the idea today of each believer being the temple of God, I want to focus on authentic Christianity.
Authenticity doesn’t begin with conforming the outer deeds of our lives to righteousness, but rather with the transformation of our hearts before God.
For the Temple in Hezekiah’s day to be again a place of worship and honor to God, the first thing that had to happen was to open the doors and remove the rubbish/debris from the inside (29:5, 15, 16, 18-19). The glory of the Lord will not reside in a dirty/defiled Temple, nor will His glory be revealed in the life of a believer that is closed to His inner working and left cluttered with the debris/rubbish of this world.
The Psalmist prayer should be on the lips of every follower of Jesus: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24)
One of the main things that Jesus condemned in the Pharisees was that they were supposedly clean on the outside (righteous works), but dirty on the inside (cf. Matthew 23:25-28). They had not been willing to allow God to cleanse the inside and their religious practice became mere formalism/ritualism.
Authenticity occurs when our inner lives (motivations/attitudes) and our daily works (activities/actions) are consistent with each other. To the degree that there is inconsistency there will be a lack of authenticity and hypocrisy will be present.
What is of concern today is the degree to which we are willing to allow our hearts (God’s Temple) to be filled with the love of the world (debris/rubbish) while acting publicly like devoted followers of Jesus.
cf. 1 John 2:15
Loving the world has to do with adopting the values, ambitions, philosophies, arguments, and attitudes of the world. It’s not about loving life on this planet, but it is about loving this planet’s “system” of values and ideals. This shuts our “temple doors” to the power of God and our lives become increasingly filled with the rubbish/debris of our culture, thus preventing deep worship of God and the light of His Gospel being seen through us.
This all came home to me recently when I was talking with a group of people and I mentioned to them what the scripture says about an issue currently confronting the American church. I’m not surprised when unbelievers push back against biblical truth, but I am always disappointed when the resistance comes primarily from those who profess faith in Jesus Christ. When we allow the thinking and values of the world to infiltrate our minds to the degree that we begin making the same philosophical arguments as the world...we have fallen in love with this “world system.”
We cannot just conform certain parts of our lives to the ways/will of God. Our hearts must be transformed because it is there that the real defilement is found. (cf. Matthew 15:7-9, 17-20) As God changes our hearts, He changes everything else too. It’s an inside-out proposition. The outside-in approach turns people into hypocrites and/or legalists.
If we’re going to be authentic followers of Jesus we have to be willing to ask ourselves questions like...
- Have I so compartmentalized my life that my Christianity isn’t allowed to influence/infiltrate all my other compartments?
- Do I seek to think biblically about every aspect of life and not just about those that concern my religious practices?
- Do I value biblical wisdom instead of worldly wisdom or have I bought into the lie that man knows best?
- Are there areas of my life that I don’t allow God to control because I like those areas the way they are and don’t want them changed?
- Does my religious life resemble a formalistic/ritualistic duty or do I really encounter Christ in my daily life and in my corporate worship?
- Am I seeking Christ with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, or am I basically indifferent about my walk with Him?
- Is it really my desire to honor God with my whole being or am I only giving Him “lip service”?
- Am I willing to invite God to evaluate my motivations and not just my performances?
- Am I ready to suffer the reproach of Christ in order to be true to the principles/precepts of Christ?
- Do I seek God’s direction in every decision or just assume that He will bless whatever I decide to do?
- Is it my desire to glorify God in all areas of my life or am I satisfied that He’s glorified in some of the areas of my life?
Being a Christian isn’t just about getting out of hell! It’s also about becoming an authentic follower of Jesus so that He is glorified in every area of my life!
Closing:
He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of his new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed his tattered Bible and declared that he drew the strength for his great work from it as scores of pious people welcomed him as a man sent from God. Indeed, Adolf Hitler was a master of outward religiosity--with no inward reality! (Today in the Word, June 3, 1989.)
Adolf Hitler is an extreme example of what happens when outward appearances become more important than inner transformation!
Friday, June 01, 2012
Consider This...
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. (Ephesians 3:18 NLT)
God’s love is wide enough to encompass every person, long enough to reach those who’ve fallen the farthest away, deep enough that it is an inexhaustible supply, and high enough to take us into His very presence. We’ll never get our minds around the immensity of His love for us, but it ought to be our prayer that we and others can appreciate and understand it more each day.
God’s love is wide enough to encompass every person, long enough to reach those who’ve fallen the farthest away, deep enough that it is an inexhaustible supply, and high enough to take us into His very presence. We’ll never get our minds around the immensity of His love for us, but it ought to be our prayer that we and others can appreciate and understand it more each day.
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