Oh How I Love Thee! (#5)

God looks upon us -- “How do I love you? Let me help you count the ways.”

God is the One who can take that which is nothing and make it something. He is the Creator of all things. He is the Giver of life. He is also the Great Renewer of life.

In his letter to Ephesus Paul wrote…
“(4) But GOD, being rich in mercy, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVED US, (5) EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN OUR TRESPASSES, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST -- by grace you have been saved.” ( Ephesians 2:4-5 ESV)

Sin separates us from God and thus, while living in sin, we were spiritually dead. However, God, because of His great love, mercifully provided the means by which we could be delivered from death to life. God did not wait for us to attempt to revive ourselves. That was not possible. He, the Author of life, was the One who had the power to provide the means of renewing life and that is what He did through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Because Christ lives we can live a life that is “truly life” ( I Timothy 6:19) now and for eternity.

Have a great day knowing God’s RENEWING LOVE!
Carl

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[This focus was originally sent 07/17/1999 (Edited some with passage changed to ESV)]

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