Another Beautiful Mooring!
This morning we have a strorm rolling through...rain, wind, thunder and lightning. We could use alittle rain...
Yesterday, I was listening to the Christian Radio Station...they were talking about slowing down and seeing who God puts in our path and maintaining our peace in the midst of our curramstances...
They were telling this story...
Before getting in his car, Sam waved to the neighbor across the street as he was working in his yard. The neighbor didn't wave back...Sam didn't think anything of it, he went off to work.
When he returned home from work Sam found a note on his door, from his neighbor, reading sorry for taking my anger out on you...my wife had open heart surgery and I've been overwhelmed with taking care of her.
Sam thought to himself...why didn't I know this...they are living only a few feet away. Sam realized he needed to slow down and take time to visit his neighbors...
A lot of storms in our lives are not in the forecast. We need to live ready...becoming peacemakers...
Blessed are the makers and maintainers of peace...
I am going to be peaceful on purpose and will enjoy the life that God gave me...
I am so thankful for all I can do...
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Today's Bible Study
A God of Love
By Charles Stanley
Read | Ephesians 3:17-19
The Lord does not base His love for us upon our character or achievements. We know this because of God’s promise in John 3:16 and His action in sending Jesus to die in our place (1 John 4:10).
The Savior’s dealings with people show us the depth of God’s love. Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, ministered closely with the Lord for three years but in the end chose to betray Him. Even though He knew what Judas would do, Jesus never rejected him. In love, the one betrayed forgave the betrayer.
In another example, a woman caught in adultery was about to be stoned for her transgression. She was condemned by the religious leaders, but Jesus stepped in to protect her. Then, in love, He commanded her to sin no more (John 8:11).
Next, consider Peter, who loved Jesus and desired to follow Him always. In a moment of weakness, however, he denied even knowing Christ. Though Jesus knew in advance the disciple would do this, His love for the man didn't waver—a fact He proved by appearing to Peter after the resurrection and giving him a prominent place in the developing church.
Two final examples are Zaccheus, the greedy tax collector who took advantage of his fellow citizens, and the Samaritan woman who, after a string of broken relationships, was involved in an immoral lifestyle. None of this stopped Jesus from approaching both of them and offering His forgiving love.
Through faith in Jesus, everyone—even the worst of sinners—can become a child of God and experience the richness of His love. No one is beyond its reach.
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