How you must have loved us, Lord. Giving all you had, yet seldom thanked. Misunderstood, though meaning well. Did you continue suffering after the cross? Bearing the pain of rejection from those to whom you had given yourself in love? Love given, but scorned. Forgiveness given but refused. And so, you continue […]
Read More...See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 Sometimes we really do need to be reminded, don’t we? May God’s blessings be with you all this week. marja
Read More...See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 Some of us are far too sensitive. Because of that we tend not to feel very good about ourselves at times. About who we are. About what […]
Read More...Jesus’ authority comes from a humble place of compassionate love for others. Compare that with authority from arrogant leaders like the Pharisees in their day. In their self-righteousness they lost sight of God and what His love really means. The difference is obvious: Only One is worthy of obedience. And that One is Jesus, God’s […]
Read More...Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23
Read More...I’ve been up since 2am, not so unusual for me. But what did set the last twelve hours apart from the norm was the misery that filled me, together with some very ugly thoughts. My good friend called and, sometime during our conversation, I couldn’t resist saying “I love you.” And how good that made […]
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