We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (NIV) “Mommy, do you still love me?” His words sent me reeling. “Of course, I love you, sweetheart! Nothing and no one could ever change that.” “Even when I have a meltdown at school, and you have to come get me?” I …
Tag Archives: God's love
The God Who Hung the Stars
You and I are more precious to God than any star that twinkles in the night sky. Not only does He know our name, but He is intimately acquainted with every detail of our lives.
Everyone is Included
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NLT) One of the concepts we struggle with as human beings is God’s mercy. We are wary of grace in its simplest form. We …
Promises
“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 Promises; they’re a dime a dozen these days. Politicians dole them out like candy. Commercials thrive on them, promising everything from better health to inner fulfillment and happiness. Bosses sometimes use them as ‘incentive.’ God’s promises, on the …
Unto Us
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Unto you… unto me… a child is born. God, the Almighty God, gets personal. …
Son of the Most High
“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” Luke …
Say What?
Never question God’s love for you because God’s love is never in question.
A Genealogy of Grace
The common thread running through his family line is one of redemption. Finding worth in the worthless. Pouring grace upon the unworthy. Loving the less-than.
Everlasting Father
Jesus reflected the Father, revealing to humanity a God who loves deeply and personally. He is our Abba, our Daddy, the One we can run to anytime, anywhere.
Mighty God
Christmas is the visible manifestation of God’s unconditional love. The Creator comes to dwell among the created; Love Himself, willing to suffer rejection for the sake of our souls. Might confined to a manger. Creator curtailed to the form of a child. The paradox of grace as the Almighty indwells the womb He created and walks the earth He brought into being.