All of you are unique. All of you have your own purpose and are
valuable to the world in some way. And God loves every, single person. Whether
you are old or young, rich or poor, fat or thin, beautiful or not, whether you
have won ten Olympic medals, or whether you are broken hearted and lie in bed
all day. God loves you, no matter what anyone else may think. You may have no
friends, you may have no money, you may not work ever, you may be in prison,
but you will always have God if you choose to believe in Him and call on Him.
God loves you for who you are. His love for you will never fail. He loves you
unconditionally. I am awed that God loves me, even with all my failings. God is
spirit. God is love.
I have fear and reverence for
God, as God is all powerful. God may not love some of what you do, and He may
discipline you, but He still loves you. God will never turn away from you, but
you may turn away from Him. Sin casts a barrier between mankind and God. If you
do not feel His presence, it will be your thoughts or actions keeping you from
God. When you repent with a good heart, God will be there for you when you turn
back to Him again.
You never have to be
embarrassed in front of God. God knows everything about you. God does not see
the outer person; He looks at your heart. He is with you in the dead of night.
He is with you by the light of day. God may want more for you, but He will
never force you; the path you walk in life is your choice. God will always be next to you, walking right by your
side when you need Him, and He will give you strength to overcome the hurts of
the world. God’s great love for you will never fail.
If God loves everyone, it is
a lesson for me and you to look with compassion on all people. Surely God
expects this from us? I believe we should honour God’s ways and do likewise, to
be true followers of God; I believe this is the real lesson for all mankind.
One Body in Christ
“Peter
said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of
Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38 WEB) The Bible mentions that the gift of the Holy
Spirit is often imparted via the laying on of hands: “Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had
come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for as yet
he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of
Christ Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy
Spirit.” (Acts 8:14-17 WEB)
I believe you are
then connected by one common Spirit, into the Body of Christ. This is an
amazing, inspiring thought. As a previous Bible verse said, you then belong to
Christ, who frees your soul from purgatory, and you may then choose to live by
the Spirit and walk in the Spirit, and crucify all lusts of the flesh, and the
Spirit will lead you along the narrow path of life into the Kingdom of God.
What a wondrous faith Christianity is. Be firm
and proud in your own faith. My wish is that Christians come together as one
united body in Christ, irrespective of denominational branches. How glorious to
be able to stand together in faith and draw courage from one another. Celebrate
God’s wondrous glory and let your own light shine.I Wonder
I wonder... I wonder whether
a day will come when the whole world will finally accept Jesus, accept His
existence as truth into each heart, and thereby trust that God the Father sent
Jesus. What would happen if the world accepted Jesus and His teachings? Would
the world experience a startling transformation? How wonderful this world could
be!
I believe Jesus is our true Foundation Stone of Hope.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8–10
KJV)
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