God’s love is:
Self starting:
It
originates with God
1 John 4:10 NKJV, God’s Word tells us: “In this is love, not that we loved God, but
that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
In the NLT version, it reads: “This is real love--not that we loved God,
but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
So if the love God has for us, comes from God…. can we make
it go away?
We can choose not to accept it. We can choose not to walk in it.
But can make it null and void? Or is it forever?
[strong]God’s love is:
Indestructible [/strong].
Romans 8:38-39 KJV reads:
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height,
nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The NLT reads: “And I
am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even
the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth
below--indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the
love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Have you ever considered that word “nothing”? And then looked at the long list of what
nothing includes?
not death… not life… not angels… not demons…. not our own
FEARS….not our own worry…. not any power of hell… no power in the sky or user
the earth …in fact NOTHING not ONE THING can destroy God’s love for YOU.
How does that make you feel?
Can YOU destroy His love for you?
Can what others think or do or say?
[strong]God’s love is:
Undeserved[/strong]
Romans 3:23 KJV reads: “For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God.”
The NLT reads: “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short
of God's glorious standard.”
See? We ALL sin. All of us mess us. Most likely every single day. If we don’t mess up (sin) in actions, we sure
do in our thought life. Like when we are
really hurt or angry.
But God already knew that about us. He LOVES us with a love that is
UNDESERVED. Yes, even when you sin, he
LOVES you. Even when “they” sin he loves
them too.
[strong]God’s love is:
Compassionate[/strong]
Isaiah 49:15-16 KJV reads:
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Yea,
they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
continually before me.
NLT reads "Never!
Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not
forget you! See, I have written your
name on the palms of my hands. Always in
my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins.”
This may be difficult for some to read. Your mom may have deserted you or been
emotionally distant or worse. However, even then God know, he cares, he
understands and RIGHT THIS MINUTE offers you HIS compassionate healing and
tender love.
Know this: GOD is your heart healer.
[strong]God’s love is:
Constant![/strong]
Jer. 31:3 KJV reads:
“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee
with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.”
The NLT reads: “Long
ago the LORD said to Israel: "I
have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to
myself.”
EVERLASTING LOVE…UNFAILING LOVE, LOVINGKINDNESS sort of
love. PTL!
[strong]God’s love is:
Immeasurable[/strong]
Eph. 3:18-19 KJV reads:
“May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and height; And to
know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with
all the fullness of God.”
The NLT reads: “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.
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to
understand fully. Then you will be made
complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”
Love without measure.
Love so big, we cannot begin to truly understand it.
How are you all feeling about now? Is your heart full?
[strong]God’s love is:
Voluntary[/strong]
Romans 5:18 KJV reads: “Therefore as by the offence of one
judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one
the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life”.
NLT reads: “Yes,
Adam's one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ's one act of
righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.”
God chooses to LOVE you.
Yes, you and me too. And that is
why JESUS had to die on the cross.
[strong]God’s love is:
A Gift[/strong]
John 3:16 JKV reads:
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
The NLT reads:
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
God so loved… loved you and me so much that he GAVE his son,
his very life so that we could be with him and KNOW his love.
[strong]God’s love is:
Made Possible By Jesus[/strong]
John 1:14-18 KJV reads:
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and
truth. John bare witness of him, and
cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is
preferred before me: for he was before me.
And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath
seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.”
The NLT reads: “So
the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and
faithfulness. And we have seen his
glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John testified about him when he shouted to
the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is
coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before
me. From his abundance we have all
received one gracious blessing after another.
For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and
faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is
near to the Father’s heart. He has
revealed God to us.”
God’s love is: Made
Possible By Jesus
John 1:14-18 KJV reads:
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and
truth. John bare witness of him, and
cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is
preferred before me: for he was before me.
And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath
seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.”
The NLT reads: “So
the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and
faithfulness. And we have seen his
glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. John testified about him when he shouted to
the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is
coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before
me. From his abundance we have all
received one gracious blessing after another.
For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and
faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is
near to the Father’s heart. He has
revealed God to us.”
Psalm 84 sums it up for us. Let’s read it out loud (if you
can) together as our closing prayer.
PSALM 84
How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home, and raises her young at a
place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
What joy for those who can live in your house, always
singing your praises.
What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,
it will become a place of refreshing springs.
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.
LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, O God of Jacob.
God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand
anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!”
I want to thank each one of you for coming and I pray you
have a wonderful and blessed day basking in God’s love!
