God Is Love, Part 1

 

This is something that has made itself clear over the years of study and listening to the voice that speaks in the quiet time of prayer and listening to that soft voice within.

(1 John 4:16)God is Love. (1 john 4:19-21) We love because he first loved us. Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

This means our God is not one who punishes with no chance for forgiveness. It is not His wish to punish us or reject us permanently. He does honor our free will choices in this life. The human condition in this life is due to our living in a sinful world. If it were not for Christ Taking the sins of humanity on himself we would never be able to enter heaven for any reason. Christ filled all of the old testament rules for sacrificing the sin offering but took the place of the sacrificial lamb and defeated Satan in the process. When he drank the sour wine offered on the cross He declared "it is finished" and completed the last supper ceremony. The supper in the upper room was never really finished until that moment. When He left the upper room the feast was left unfinished because the final part of the festival meal was the drinking of wine. It did not happen in the upper room but did happen on the cross he was crucified on. Without that final act the Passover festival was not completed. That is why He declared "it is finished" on the cross. Think about this this week. Next week I will take these thoughts a step further.

May the good Lord bless you and keep you safe.

Remember to"Always Love The Details."