~ Karen Huang- "10-year-old Lyn-Lyn had finally been adopted, but she was afraid. In the orphanage where she'd grown up, she was punished over the slightest mistake. Lyn-Lyn asked her adoptive mom, who was a friend of mine: 'Mommy, do you love me?' When my friend replied yes, Lyn-Lyn asked, 'If I make a mistake, will you still love me?' (Google image, Do You Love Me?)
Although unspoken, some of us might ask that same question when we feel we've disappointed God: 'Will you still love me?' We know that as long as we live in this world, we'll fail and sin at times. And we wonder, Do my mistakes affect God's love for me?
John 3:16 assures us of God's love. He gave His son, Jesus, to die on our behalf so that if we believe in Him, we'll receive eternal life. But what if we fail Him even after we place our trust in Him? Thats when we need to remember that 'Christ died for us,' even when we were still sinners (Romans 5:8).
If He could love us at our worst, how can we doubt His love today when we're His children? When we sin our father lovingly corrects and disciplines us. That's not rejection (8:1); that's love (Hebrews 12:6).
Let's live as God's beloved children, resting in the blessed assurance that His love for us is steadfast and everlasting."
INSIGHT:
~ Jed Ostoich- The apostle Paul said, that Adam's rebellion over obedience became a plague over all humanity. As a result, every human dies. But Jesus — the last Adam — chose obedience to the Father. As a result, He opened the path through death to eternal life for everyone who will believe in Him.
We were God's enemies when He sent Jesus. We were doomed to die because of Adam's and our own rebellion. But God didn't give up on us. Instead, He showed us love through Jesus. And His faithfulness broke both the power of sin and death, leading us back to life.
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your stedfast and unchanging love."
906-910 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-
~ Jann Mills- "The laws in my garden are also at work in my life. God makes this clear when He cautions us about sowing and reaping. There was a season in my life when I valued the freedom of going my way above following God’s principles of sowing and reaping. The consequences were painful and far-reaching but taught me the importance of following God’s instruction. I now regard what I once thought was restrictive and punitive as wise counsel and guidance from my heavenly Father."
The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,
located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,
broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15
You can view past services too.
Sermon listing:https://www.
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