Since
getting cancer, I am much more aware of the goodness, and grace that
comes with a relationship with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I can’t
explain how that it came about. I can’t even tell you why, but I
sure am happy that it occurred. I am talking about my new found
realization; to be happy to have cancer would be ludicrous. I can’t
even explain why everything seems to be in slow-motion. Even though
there is a lot going on that I can’t explain, I do know this one
thing; God is at work.
The
Word of God is full of stories, of the graciousness, of our God. Even
when it may seem that He is being mean, or cruel, with farther
investigation, He always gives plenty of warning. Our Father is not
the kind of father liken to our earthly father. He never simply hauls
off and back hands us, because of the first time that, we create a
wrong.
1John
4:16 And
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.
I
would be lying to you, if I tried to tell you that, I understood the
love, which God possesses. Maybe it is the fact of the way that I was
raised or maybe, it is something else entirely different. I can’t
even comprehend Agape love nor, do I understand it. Growing up I
didn't experience an Agape love at home, and I am not saying anything
mean, or judging harshly. Actually, I had nothing to gauge the love,
that I had experienced at home. It would take me a few years, of my
life of discovery, to even know anything of the love of God.
This
is just my personal opinion, but the love of God is like the onion.
It has several layers. The top layer is always forgiveness. We have
accept His plan of redemption, for our lives, through His Son Jesus.
The first prayer that our Lord hears, coming from our heart, is a cry
for forgiveness. Until we plead the blood of Jesus, over our sin,
there is not a word that is heard. Once we pray that prayer, the
scales fall from our eyes, and we are a part, of a brand new family.
The
next thing is that, we are exposed, to the love of God. We begin to
experience this love, in different ways. Salvation is a personal
deal, and our relationship is personal also. It seems to me that,
everything that I experience, with my relationship with Jesus, is
tailor made, for me personally. Does anybody else feel this way?
When we come together in church, it is in a cooperate setting, that
we get our training, to carry us out the door, to use on the mission
field, of our lives. While in church, don't we feel that, it is still
a personal word?
Alright,...are
you ready to peal this onion of Agape love, layer by layer? Me to,
but I am not qualified. I don't even know the entire details. I do
realize that there are a couple different layer close to the layer of
forgiveness, which I personally am grateful, of their presence. Mercy
is one of them. How many of you require a little mercy, in your
lives? OK. Now, how many of you are like me, and greatly need a
life completely full of mercy?
I
need great mercy from my God. I could afford to pay the price of sin,
in my life. My life was totally corrupt, by my own making. I had
rubbed elbows with Satan for so long, laughing and making fun, of
those whose heads I used for stepping-stones to get what I wanted. I
am glad that none of the readers were as bad as I once was, and I an
capable of getting back to that place, if my focus gets off of Jesus.
How
do I receive all this mercy, because I need a lot of mercy also?
We can ask for mercy, and Father will give us some. He gave us His
Son Jesus, which we didn't deserve. Jesus paid the price for our sin
completely; shed His blood, with His death, burial, and resurrection.
We didn't deserve this either. With all this great mercy that, we
receive because of Jesus, it is still not enough. We need mercy, in
our everyday, walk of life. This mercy is dependent on us. To receive
this mercy requires the action of us showing mercy to others.
Matthew
5:7
Blessed
are
the
merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
There
is another layer, of the love of God, that I have to speak about.
This layer is the grace layer. Grace is an unmerited favor, which is
a close cousin to the mercy. I am no sure, but they are so close,
that they might be twins!! In my life, I rarely find the one, without
the other one being present. There is a great acronym for grace.
God's
Riches At Christs Expense. That pretty much says it all, because
once we come into the family of God, we receive it all!! There is
nothing that, our new family is holding back from us. The rights of
adoption are even stronger, that blood born. Once a person is
adopted, into a family, that bond can never be severed. It will be
forever, and if that wasn't a strong enough bond, Holy Spirit will
put His seal upon the bond.
Ephesians
1:13 In
whom ye also trusted,
after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy
Spirit of promise,
Isn’t
that wonderful? When we made the decision to follow Christ, in our
lives, it will change everything. The reason that it changes
everything is because, we are coming into line with the way that
things were meant to be from the beginning. We were always meant to
have a relationship with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Most folks
don't even understand the magnitude, of that statement. We were
created for Royalty, and there is none higher, than our Father!!
Ain't Jesus Awesome?
….Much
Love
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