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God's Words For US
by Cecelia Lester
I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you. Jeremiah 31:3b (ESV)
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (ESV)
Everlasting
Our Father God conveys to us three very important messages in the 16 words of the first verse through the prophet Jeremiah. Let’s explore what these messages mean.
The first thing He tells us is that He loves us. Do we realize what all that entails? God looks at us with eyes of love. No matter what we may have done that displeases Him, He always looks at us and sees us in the light of love. He may be disappointed by our behavior but He still loves us.
The second thing He communicates to us is that His love for us never ends. Said another way, His love for us has no end. He loves us because He made us. I remember a dear friend asking her Wednesday night children’s class, “Does God love. . .” and then she mentioned some people who had done some horrific crimes against society. Then, she answered her question to them. “Yes, God loves them because He made them like He made you.” Sometimes, when I hear of a dastardly act done by someone, I have to remember that God made him or her and loves that person just as much as He loves me.
The third message that God gives us here is that He is faithful because He made us. He tells us several times in His Word that He will never leave us or forsake us. remember a love song from the 1960’s entitled, “The Twelfth of Never” The last line of the song states, “I will love you until the twelfth of never . . . and that’s a long, long time.”
God doesn’t quantify or limit how long He loves His children. He says he loves them forever. That tells me he will ALWAYS love us, His children.
Sacrificial
Paul makes a very important point in his letter to the Romans. He highlights a point that we often take for granted. God shows His love for us. He does this every hour, every day, every month, and every year.
Whatever the circumstance we find ourselves or our families are in, God reminds us of His love by directing our attention to the Cross.
God gave His Son. He did this without regard to how we may not appreciate His action. He did it for our ultimate benefit: that we would one day be able to enter heaven and live with Jesus.
We have been, and still are, sinners. We were sinners when He chose to carry out His plan for Jesus. At that time, the disciples didn’t understand the events that unfolded before them. Present day, we don’t always understand what happens right before us. The disciples learned from the Crucifixion and the Resurrection of Christ.
As we see things unfold in our world today, may we look at them through the eyes of Christ and learn from these events the lessons we need to incorporate into our lives.
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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