Post by James Blankenship on Apr 17, 2012 21:37:48 GMT -5
I have chosen Proverbs 10:12:
"Hate stirs up strife, but love covers all sins"
We see hatred everyday in this screwed-up world of ours:
In Israel: the Palestinians hate the Jews.
In Iraq: The Iraqi's hate the Americans.
In America: The KKK hates everybody who Is not white.
And on & on it goes. The endless cycle of hate, spinning endlessly on.
Let us hear the words of our Savior-"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD
NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
That is true love. That is the love that can unite ALL people. It has saved us from condemnation, & brought us into the most personal relationship that any human being can possibly have: a personal relationship with the creator of the
universe-Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:16-"FOR BY HIM, ALL THINGS WERE CREATED; THINGS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH, VISIBLE & INVISIBLE, WHETHER THRONES OR POWERS,OR RULERS OR AUTHORITIES; ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM & FOR HIM."
Listen to the voice of God, my brothers & sisters! Listen!
"If I speak in tongues of man & of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong, or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy, & can fathom all mysteries & all knowledge, & if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love: I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor, & surrender my body to the flames, but have not love: I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves,
And now these three things remain:
faith, hope, & love.
But the greatest of these is love."
This is what the world needs, my beloved family! Only this kind of love can truly restore everything in our lives, our families, our world!
"Lord Jesus: we turn to you, the greatest example of love that ever was! We pray that the love that you had for us, a love so great that you died for us, would dwell in each one of us, right now. Help all of us to show your love, in our homes, our work, & in our world. Place in all our hearts YOUR love, Lord Jesus, that everyone who sees & knows us, will want that same love that we know, & we in turn, will share that love with them, without judgment, that they too, will come to know Your love as well. We pray this in your name, the name that is above ALL names, Lord Jesus. Amen"
James
"Hate stirs up strife, but love covers all sins"
We see hatred everyday in this screwed-up world of ours:
In Israel: the Palestinians hate the Jews.
In Iraq: The Iraqi's hate the Americans.
In America: The KKK hates everybody who Is not white.
And on & on it goes. The endless cycle of hate, spinning endlessly on.
Let us hear the words of our Savior-"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD
NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
That is true love. That is the love that can unite ALL people. It has saved us from condemnation, & brought us into the most personal relationship that any human being can possibly have: a personal relationship with the creator of the
universe-Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:16-"FOR BY HIM, ALL THINGS WERE CREATED; THINGS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH, VISIBLE & INVISIBLE, WHETHER THRONES OR POWERS,OR RULERS OR AUTHORITIES; ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM & FOR HIM."
Listen to the voice of God, my brothers & sisters! Listen!
"If I speak in tongues of man & of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong, or a clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy, & can fathom all mysteries & all knowledge, & if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love: I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor, & surrender my body to the flames, but have not love: I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves,
And now these three things remain:
faith, hope, & love.
But the greatest of these is love."
This is what the world needs, my beloved family! Only this kind of love can truly restore everything in our lives, our families, our world!
"Lord Jesus: we turn to you, the greatest example of love that ever was! We pray that the love that you had for us, a love so great that you died for us, would dwell in each one of us, right now. Help all of us to show your love, in our homes, our work, & in our world. Place in all our hearts YOUR love, Lord Jesus, that everyone who sees & knows us, will want that same love that we know, & we in turn, will share that love with them, without judgment, that they too, will come to know Your love as well. We pray this in your name, the name that is above ALL names, Lord Jesus. Amen"
James
