WONDER OF HIS LOVE

 John 3:16 

God so loved the world...

THE WONDER OF HIS LOVE

Is your relationship with God in order?

Do you know the beginning from the end?

If you died today,

Would God be your Judge or Friend?

Are your beliefs intact?

Are they based on Truth or tradition?

If you happened to die today,

Do you know for sure the only Hope of your salvation?

Is your purity somehow linked to your integrity?

Are you saved by grace through faith in yourself?

If today is your day to die,

Has righteousness prepared you for heaven or for hell?

Is your relationship with God in order?

Do you know the Father and the Son?

If your earthly body died today,

Will you abide forever in the wonder of His love?

2013

He gave His Son

John 3:16

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HEAR THE SOUND                                           Hear the sound                                           The sound of tears                                           Falling heavy to the ground                                                                                                         Hear the sound                                        The sound of compassion                                          Holding close the brokenhearted                                           Hear the sound                                           The sound of grace                                            Lifting the fallen                                                    Hear the sound                                        The sound of love                                          Healing wounds with tenderness                                          Amazing Grace                                         How sweet the sound                                        That saved a fool like me                                          I once was lost                                         But now I'm found                                        Was blind but now I see                                          Hear the sound                                         The beautiful sound                                          That sets the human heart free                                                                JEP                                                                                                       GRACE

Continue To Seek

As Jesus was speaking to a Pharisee named Nicodemus,
 He said, "no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is
born again" (John 3:3).He then explained being "born again"
as a spiritual birth which occurswhen we believe; "whoever
believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

EVERYONE who will spend eternity in the Presence of God
 must be born of the Spirit - it is impossible to be a Child of
Godwithout being "born again."

This spiritual birth is part of the New Covenant through faith
 in Jesus and was revealed over 500 years before Christ through
 the prophet Ezekiel; "I will remove from you your heart
of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit
in you and move you to follow my decrees" (Ezekiel 36:26-27).

Paul referred to the spiritual birth as becoming "a new creation"
(2 Corinthians 5:17), but it is most often referred to simply
as being saved; "He saved us through the washing of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit" (Titus 3:5).

The process of spiritual birth is relatively easy to explain:
God reaches down and transforms our heart by the power of
 His Spirit. However, the exact events which lead to the spiritual birth
(and when the birth actually occurs) remain somewhat a mystery.

On one hand, God's Word is very simple and clear; "Whoever believes
will be saved." But understanding what it means to really believe can
be difficult. We can talk about submission, obedience, sacrifice, love,
or the basic faith of a child, but these will always fall short of an
adequate definition of belief.

Only God can save: only He is fit to judge, and He alone can look into
the innermost part of our heart and determine true belief. All we can
do is seek Him with all our heart...and trust He will be found.

Matthew 7:7-8

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone
 who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who
knocks, the door will be opened."

>> Our Salvation was initiated by God when Jesus came to earth
 and died as a perfect sacrifice for our sin. He chose us for an intimate
and eternal relationship when His Holy Spirit began to call us near. And,
 if we will but answer the call and begin to seek His face, He will be found.

 In an instant, which He alone determines according to His perfect timing,
He will transform our heart and adopt us as His Child.We may not be able
 to explain or even fully understand true belief; but if there is any call
of God on our heart, we CAN ask, seek, and knock.

 God never hides or runs away; "He is not far from each one of us" (Acts
17:27). He is waiting for us to reach out and call on His Name. Today, let's
trust He will be found as we give Him all our heart and continue to seek.

Have a Christ Centered Day!

Steve Troxel - GDWM.com

God's Daily Word Ministries

Scripture references: The Holy Bible: New International Version.
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