Happy November 2nd from a
misty, gold-leaf-drippy, frost-filigree morning in Ontario!
My oh my!! What an awesome loving Creator we have!
Below, a few frames of the first day of November's farewell...
and, my, oh my, how our loving, awesome Creator hates sin.
But my, how He loves us, sinners,
born with the curse of sin,
since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden.
But, He so loved us that
He gave His only begotten Son
so whoever believes in Him will not perish
but have everlasting life
John 3:16
God hates sin, but His love forgives every
sin we repent of and confess.
If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
He loved us so much that
God made him who had no sin
to be sin for us,
so that in him we might become
the righteousness of God.
2 Cor.5:21
God loves us so much He knew that He alone
was the only perfect, eternal sin offering,
so He offered, not some noble substitute, but Himself/His son
to pay the grueling price of pardon
because without the shedding of blood
there is no remission;
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood,
and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Heb.9:22
So God shed His blood and gave his life
on a cruel cross for all to see
Therefore I (God) will allot Him a portion with the great,
and He will divide the spoils with the strong,
because He has poured out His life unto death,
and He was numbered with the transgressors.
Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isa.53:12
and to this very day, for all eternity
God's faithfulness repeats
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Jer.31:3
God's sacrifice would have been impossible
unless He truly loved us!
Is it not then in turn the same for us?
It is impossible for us to truly follow/serve Him/sacrifice Self
until we truly love Him?
Let's ask God to help us remember
never to hate Him because of
how 'sinners' may hurt or disappoint us because
we are all sinners
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom.3:23
God loves us so much He gave us His Word
so we may know Him and love Him all the more...
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
John 1:1
The more we seek Him the more we find Him
“Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
Matt.7:7
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Hark, what hails time's spark of trouble?
What gladdens guerdons of grief?
What makes most precious, life's bubble
Bobbing like a wafting leaf ?
What compels hope for tomorrow?
What can no rival destroy?
Even in the thick of sorrow
What anoints the tear with joy?
What anchors the transient staircase
That body, heart and soul brave?
What satisfies Yearning's embrace?
What transcends the lifeless grave?
What, 'midst mayhem, grants peace, glorious?
What sweetens the bitter rod ?
This; the unfailing, victorious
Everlasting love of God
© Janet Martin
Emotions seem to run especially high
during impending elections, don't they?!!
Pray we remember what/Who matters most
and Whose loving and perfect purposes none can thwart
Deut.4:7
For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them
as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
8And what nation is great enough to have
righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law
I set before you today?
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