One of the toughest things is love. It's hard sometimes to love people. And of course, Jesus is our best example because God is love, right?
In Matthew, he says to his disciples, “Don't let your love grow cold. In the last days, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will receive a crown of life.”
Jesus demonstrated his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, while we were still enemies of God, he died for us. He died for us.
That's his nature.
His nature is to love.
That's the nature that I want. And his death is the only way that we can change and be made different, that we can be transformed.
Because he died for us doesn't necessarily mean that he accepted all of our ways, but he certainly accepts us in spite of the fact that we are obviously sinners falling short of his glory.
Jesus affirms us, but he doesn't affirm everything about us. He doesn't affirm everything that we do or every wicked thought that we have.
Why does he affirm us?
Because he created us, and we are his.
Read John's blog post here.
Huge thanks to Mike Bridgewater our engineer, JD Miller our musical wizard, and Mt Gilead Church our home to record.
Thank YOU for listening. We pray our efforts help you focus on Jesus the author, editor, and publisher of everything worth believing in.
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