“Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children; 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering of sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”
I listened to the hymn “Love Lifted Me” as I was riding my stationery bike this morning, and as I listened I “felt a blog coming on.” Here it is: Love lifted me to a greater love and appreciation for the Lord. It just always amazes me that the all-mighty, all-present, all-knowing God loves me. In the midst of the vast universe, He looks beyond the galaxies and loves me. He loves me in Jesus, as our text tells us, in spite of my sins and short comings. Think about this with me: Isn’t this a marvelous truth that we can grasp and live with each day? God loves me and cares for me in every little or big thing in my life. This miraculous love reaches out to me in such a personal way that I can talk to Him at any time, any place about anything and everything. My prayer as I write this is that as you read it, you will let this love lift you!!! Hey, read the text….it’s for you!!! Love lifted me to stop thinking about myself all of the time. If I really let God love me, and if I let this love fill and literally infuse my life, it will lift me beyond myself. This does not mean that I do not have personal concerns. I am dealing with a health problem at this time, this is in God’s hand and I pray that His will be done. I pray for my children and grand children. I pray for my brothers and their families. I pray for Mary’s family. I pray for the myriad Beauchamps and Coopers who touch my life. I frequently pray for all of these. I pray for all of my former pastorates and for the Tucker Association. The love of God lifts me beyond these to our troubled world, especially our troubled nation. I take these things to the Lord and He helps me to look beyond them and to even love my enemies. (Isn’t that what Jesus told us to do?) Good lands, there is so much more that I could write on this subject. I don’t want to leave out that love lifts me to love and appreciate the Christian fellowship that I have had in so many churches, and all that those people have meant to my life. Well, my self-allotted space is filled. One more thing: Let love lift you today! Do it! Bro. Joe
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