Foreword:

Ever wonder what God might have to say to YOU today? Here are things to ponder, and things to receive into your heart. If you have a question, put it in the comments. I respond as much as I can.

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

IT'S FREE!!!

The free gift is of many offences unto justification.
       
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. — I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. — I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
       
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — Not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. — And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

The amazing thing about God is that He offers what He does for us freely--and makes it without cost, and unconditional.  Because His love is so great, He provides us with everlasting life, forgiveness, mercy, cleansing, righteousness, purity, all as His gifts to us without cost.  These gifts of His are not only without cost, but priceless, beyond measure, infinite, all by the love and power of God, the healing grace of the Spirit, and the great work of His Son, Jesus Christ.
       

ROM. 5:16.  Isa. 1:18. Isa. 43:25,26. Isa. 44:22. John 3:16. Rom. 5:15. I Cor. 6:11.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things....

The king held out ... the golden sceptre. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
 (A Picture from the Scripture, a parable--God receives us, as our King).
       
It shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.

Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. — For through him we ... have access by one Spirit unto the Father. — We have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. — Let us there-fore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
History is full of men and women who strained to access God, who spent years of effort to find Him--and He's right in front of all of us; People the world over have feared the judgment of God, but never known His love. That's right in front of you as well.  God loves YOU.  Not only that, you can get right to Him, because "in Him we live and move and have our being." He is not far from you.  So when you want to meet Him, He's waiting, and He wants to hear from you. "Call upon the Lord while He is near"--He is near when you draw near Him; He never moves away; "I will never leave you, or forsake you." That is His firm promise.  

ESTH. 5:2.  Exo. 22:27. I John 4:1619. Heb. 10:22. Eph. 2:18. Eph. 3:12. Heb. 4:16.