Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. Jeremiah 32:41
This morning was a morning filled with love and I begin to meditate on just how much God loves me during prayer. It’s overwhelming to remember the times when I could or should have been cut off; the times when I didn’t fully trust Him during my hard trials, or times when I doubted Him and His methods, yet He continued to love me in spite of myself. Even the times when I know I made bad choices and promises that I did not keep, He still forgave me and kept on loving me. I’m amazed at this kind of unconditional and unfailing love and I strive every moment to not only obtain but demonstrate this love, God’s love.
Jeremiah, the prophet of God, speaks to Israel and lets them know that there will be a rebuilding in Jerusalem, even while they are in captivity. God also proposes this question to them, “is there any thing too hard for Me? I'm sure looking at themselves in their present state and the mess they had gotten themselves in, that was questionable. In spite of all that they had been taught and all they had done to anger Him, they would yet be His people and He would make an everlasting covenant and not turn away from them and would do them good. He assures them with His whole heart and His whole soul, He would rejoice over them and plant them firmly, make them stable, permanently and forever … now that’s love. Many of us surely would have turned our backs and not given the one or the ones who anger us, a second thought, not to mention, the numerous times we’d have to forgive the same person or persons. If we think about how God loves us, forbears (to be tolerant and patient) us, deals with us, and yet, still forgives us; no doubt, we would love better, do better, and be better.
Matthew Henry said it best, “Whom God loves, He loves to the end.” These words are ones that we should all take to heart for we were placed into God’s family. In I John 3:1, it tells us, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God..." God has made an everlasting covenant with us and He will not turn away from us. He will and He shall do us good. He assures us with His word that with His whole heart and His whole soul, as He rejoices over us, that He will plant us firmly, make us stable, both naturally and spiritually, permanently and forever (I Peter 5:10). With this promise, let us then stand strong in our trials, in our situations and circumstances and withstand the pressures we face because we are can be certain and confident that we will acquire all of the good that our God has promised us. It is even more important to remember that this love from God, whose promises are sure, are not only to us but to all believers.
Oh, how He loves me; make it personal today!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
This morning was a morning filled with love and I begin to meditate on just how much God loves me during prayer. It’s overwhelming to remember the times when I could or should have been cut off; the times when I didn’t fully trust Him during my hard trials, or times when I doubted Him and His methods, yet He continued to love me in spite of myself. Even the times when I know I made bad choices and promises that I did not keep, He still forgave me and kept on loving me. I’m amazed at this kind of unconditional and unfailing love and I strive every moment to not only obtain but demonstrate this love, God’s love.
Jeremiah, the prophet of God, speaks to Israel and lets them know that there will be a rebuilding in Jerusalem, even while they are in captivity. God also proposes this question to them, “is there any thing too hard for Me? I'm sure looking at themselves in their present state and the mess they had gotten themselves in, that was questionable. In spite of all that they had been taught and all they had done to anger Him, they would yet be His people and He would make an everlasting covenant and not turn away from them and would do them good. He assures them with His whole heart and His whole soul, He would rejoice over them and plant them firmly, make them stable, permanently and forever … now that’s love. Many of us surely would have turned our backs and not given the one or the ones who anger us, a second thought, not to mention, the numerous times we’d have to forgive the same person or persons. If we think about how God loves us, forbears (to be tolerant and patient) us, deals with us, and yet, still forgives us; no doubt, we would love better, do better, and be better.
Matthew Henry said it best, “Whom God loves, He loves to the end.” These words are ones that we should all take to heart for we were placed into God’s family. In I John 3:1, it tells us, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God..." God has made an everlasting covenant with us and He will not turn away from us. He will and He shall do us good. He assures us with His word that with His whole heart and His whole soul, as He rejoices over us, that He will plant us firmly, make us stable, both naturally and spiritually, permanently and forever (I Peter 5:10). With this promise, let us then stand strong in our trials, in our situations and circumstances and withstand the pressures we face because we are can be certain and confident that we will acquire all of the good that our God has promised us. It is even more important to remember that this love from God, whose promises are sure, are not only to us but to all believers.
Oh, how He loves me; make it personal today!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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