God’s Love For Us Is Relentless
God’s love for us is relentless and we know this through the stories of our ancestors in the Old Testament. The people of old were given miracle after miracle to prove that God is real and yet when God asked them to trust Him, many failed to let go of their control.
All of us try to keep hold of the reigns of our life. We refuse to hand over all life decisions to the Lord, which unfortunately puts us in a position of living below our God given potential. If we open the bible with a sincere heart, the Holy Spirit will start to reveal to us that the Lord will take the reigns of our life as well as protect us, lead us to blessings and bring our life to a flourishing finish.
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” (2 Tim 3:16)
Adam and Eve and ten of the twelve spies who were sent out to spy out the promise land are a few examples of people who kept hold of the reigns of their lives. They ignored God or decided that God doesn’t always mean what He says.
But we learn in the Bible that God means exactly what He says. His ways seem counterintuitive to our human intelligence and they seem very old fashioned. But the world needs an absolute truth doesn’t it? We need to know right from wrong or the lines of right living will change with each generation.
“ God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?”(Num 23:19)
Generation after generation have disobeyed God and yet God continues to have mercy and give humanity a chance to come to Him. God’s love is relentless but obedience is the key to the best life ever In Christ- or in other words, in obedience to Christ.
Obedience or a Destroyed Life- it’s that simple
See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess…
But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed..(Deut 30:15-18a)
These Old Testament guidelines are relevant today as well, however Jesus made it easier for us. After Jesus came, all we have to do is accept that He is our Lord and Savior. Then the Holy Spirit goes to work in our hearts to draw us towards Godly living. We start to learn that the Lord’s ways are best and we feel discontent when we mess up. But since there is no condemnation for those who believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, we won’t be condemned by Him when we occassionally sin. He lovingly continues to guide the repentant believer.
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…”(Romans 8:1)
God’s Relentless Love Leads To Our Purpose And Blessings
Noah was a man who believed the Lord and listened to the Lord. No rain had fallen on the earth yet but Noah was obedient to this strange calling. Who builds a massive Ark on land no less, without the means to get it into the water? An obedient man.
Our obedience is crucial for our protection and our family’s protection as well.
“If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways”(Ps 91:9-11)
There are two choices in life. We can choose our own way based on human intellect or take every decision to the Lord reading the bible until we get a clear indication of how we should proceed. In essence it is a choice between choosing to follow the Lord or choosing to follow Satan. There is no grey area- NONE.
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today…”(Deut 11:26-28a)
God’s love for us is relentless. He wants to bless us but He gave us free will to choose either to obey Him and follow His teachings or to turn away and do our own thing. Choosing God=Choosing life.
Food For Thought,
Lisa
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