God’s Love #1 – The Question
…just stumbled across this great video of Brennan Manning – had to share it! It’s got me inspired to do a short series of articles related to the ridiculous extravagance of God’s love for us. I believe receiving and resting in God’s love could be our most important pursuit ever, because whatever actions we take or obedience we display to God has to come from a realization of being LOVED, or it’s empty, you know?
There’s several things in my life that have helped me grasp a little bit of this idea, and I hope to post them individually every few weeks or so for a bit.
Join me for the ride! Here’s STOP ONE:
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Wow, that was…well, a comment in a blog seems too shallow but that was beautiful. Even now, as a virtually “all my life” Christian…it’s hard to believe but I’m haning on to just that. Thanks for sharing this…it’s what I needed today. C
When i think of love two bible verses comes to my mind. The first verse is John 3:16 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTEN SON SO HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NEVER PERISH YET RECEIVE EVERLASTING LIFE THROUGH HIM; and a short passage from 1 Corinthians 13 THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT WILL ENDURE-FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE-YET THE GREATEST OUT OF THE THREEO F THEM IS LOVE.